Henry C. GORDON^[1]

1830 - 1896  (66 years)

• Name	Henry C. GORDON
  Birth	15 Apr 1830	Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Aug 1896	Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  Burial	2 Sep 1896	Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
  Person ID	I3221	Patterson & Markham Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah Homan GORDON,   b. Cal 14 Jan 1789, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 17 Jul 1854, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Parmelia PETERSON,   b. Cal 21 Oct 1800, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States d. 3 Dec 1866, , Suffolk, New York, United States (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F622	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F9495

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry was carpenter / builder throughout his life; a trade passed down to both his sons and grandsons. Born in the town of Brookhaven, Henry appears with his parents, Jeremiah and Permelia Gordon in the 1850 census, age 20, Carpenter. He married Mary J. Corwin of Bellport about 1863. Together they had four children, all born in Port Jefferson (1870 and 1880 censuses; obituaries). Henry settled into Bridgeport around 1882, while still keeping one foot in Port Jefferson for several years. He appears in L.I. newspaper articles throughout this time, including one in 1884 mentioning "the case of Henry C. Gordon against Sylvester Gordon, his brother" and another in 1887 that mentions Henry's land in Port Jefferson is of interest to P. T. Barnum so that he may build several cottages on Barnum Ave. Henry died 31 Aug 1896 at Bridgeport, CT and was buried 2 Sep in the Gordon Family Plot at Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport.

  
  

• Sources

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