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Birth	:	1710 Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	22 Nov 1796 South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Caleb Gardiner Lot, South Kingstown, Washington County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4877000, -71.5073000
Description	:	Note: birth year is a close approximation Caleb, the son of Nicholas Gardner and Mary Littlefield of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, was married in S. Kingstown 20 Feb 1734 to Isabel Sherman, the daughter of Abiel Sherman and Dorcas Gardner. Caleb appears on a number of South Kingstown censuses and lists, including those in 1747, 1774, 1777, and 1782. In the 1790 census he is shown in a household with 3 males 16 and over, 4 females, 4 free blacks, and 7 slaves (18 total). Caleb was a very prosperous yeoman, with a large estate. Children, all... Read More	Note: birth year is a close approximation Caleb, the son of Nicholas Gardner and Mary Littlefield of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, was married in S. Kingstown 20 Feb 1734 to Isabel Sherman, the daughter of Abiel Sherman and Dorcas Gardner. Caleb appears on a number of South Kingstown censuses and lists, including those in 1747, 1774, 1777, and 1782. In the 1790 census he is shown in a household with 3 males 16 and over, 4 females, 4 free blacks, and 7 slaves (18 total). Caleb was a very prosperous yeoman, with a large estate. Children, all b. in S. Kingstown: * Sarah, b. 29 April 1736, m. SK 4 April 1756 Peter BOSS, b. Charlestown, RI 30 Sep 1732, d. SK 6 Jan 1821, son of Jeremiah Boss (c.1697-c.1774) and Martha Spencer (8 Sep 1700-1774). Peter appears on a 1777 census in Richmond, RI, then in 1782 was in Charlestown, but in 1787 and 1790 was in Richmond again. He died in South Kingstown. * Dorcas, b. 16 Mar 1739, married, by one account, 1758 Silas SPENCER, b. EG 18 Nov 1735 (VR), and poss. died 1815 (one online acct.), the son of John and Lydia Spencer. He appears in E. Greenwich in 1760, 1774, 1777, and 1782. In the 1790 census for E. Greenwich, his household includes 3 males under 16, 2 males 16 and over, 5 females, and 3 others (13 total). A Clarke genealogy published in 1902 says that Dorcas married James Clarke of Stonington, CT, and had five children with him. * Nicholas, b. 8 Dec 1744, d. 1784, m. SK 29 May 1766 Sarah REYNOLDS, the aunt of Elisha Potter, Sr.. Nicholas and Sarah's sons were Warren, Caleb N., and Elisha R. Warren Gardiner was an apprentice to his uncle, Joseph Perkins. Elisha R. Gardiner was a sheriff of Washington County. He eventually moved to New York after having to auction his property due to debt, and died in 1825. Caleb N. may have been a farmer. * Tabitha, b. 8 April 1748, nothing more. * Experience, b. 1 November 1751, m. Pardon MAWNEY, son of John Mawney and Amey Gibbs. They are buried in the Pardon Mawney Lot, E. Greenwich. * Mary, b. (? 24 Sep 1754--this date is NOT on grave stone; it appears on FAG memorial, but its source is not given, d. 7 Mar 1809, m. (1) 16 June 1776 Joseph PERKINS, b. 24 Sep 1749, d. 6 Sep 1789, the son of Edward Perkins and Elizabeth Brenton (dau of Major Ebenezer Brenton, a grandson of Gov. Wm. Brenton). Joseph was a silversmith, goldsmith, and merchant, and by one account was, in 1781, a member of the Kingston Reds during the Am. Revolutionary War; this could not, however, be confirmed. Following his death, she m. (2) 7 November 1790 Elisha Reynolds POTTER, b. 5 Nov 1764, d. 26 Sep 1835, the son of Col. Thomas Potter and Elizabeth Reynolds. Mary had no children with either husband. Following Mary's death in 1809, her husband m. 9 July 1810 Mary's niece, Mary Mawney, the daughter of Pardon Mawney and Experience Gardner. Elisha Potter and both of his wives are buried in a locked family vault in the Col. Thomas Potter Cemetery in South Kingstown. Joseph Perkins is buried in a single-grave lot in S. Kingstown.

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Caleb Gardner's memorial is located at: Caleb Gardiner Lot, South Kingstown, Washington County, USA.
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Caleb Gardner death on 22 Nov 1796 in South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 41.4877000
Longitude: -71.5073000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Isabel Sherman Gardner

(1719 - unknow)

Siblings

Henry Gardner

(1704 - 1791)

Children

Experience Gardner Mawney

(1751 - 1815)

Mary Gardner Potter

(1754 - 1809)

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