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Katherine Cole Gaylord

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Birth	:	28 Nov 1745 Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	1840 Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hamer, Caswell County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.4667000, -79.2531000
Inscription	:	Katherine Cole Gaylord Wife of Lieutenant Aaron Gaylord 1745 - 1840 In memory of her sufferings and heroism at the massacre of Wyoming 1778. This stone is erected by the descendants and th
Description	:	At her burial were eight men, the names of five were Warren Bunnell, Martin L.Goodwin, David W.Goodwin, Lemuel Bunnell, John Buck. From "Katherine Gaylord Heroine, 1898. Katherine Cole is daughter of James Cole and Catherine Wood. She married Aaron Gaylord about 1763 and moved to New Cambridge, now known as Bristol. They had three children: Lemeuel (b. 2-14-1765), Phebe (b. 11-19-1767) and Lorena (b. 1771). Aaron served as lieutenant for the Continental Army and is believed to have been at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The family moved to Wyoming in eastern Pennsylvania in 1776. ... Read More	At her burial were eight men, the names of five were Warren Bunnell, Martin L.Goodwin, David W.Goodwin, Lemuel Bunnell, John Buck. From "Katherine Gaylord Heroine, 1898. Katherine Cole is daughter of James Cole and Catherine Wood. She married Aaron Gaylord about 1763 and moved to New Cambridge, now known as Bristol. They had three children: Lemeuel (b. 2-14-1765), Phebe (b. 11-19-1767) and Lorena (b. 1771). Aaron served as lieutenant for the Continental Army and is believed to have been at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The family moved to Wyoming in eastern Pennsylvania in 1776. They settled at Forty Fort and for two years lived the usual pioneer life. A council of war was held and Lieutenant Gaylord informed his wife that the garrison was going to fight against his will. He counseled long with his wife and formed plans for her escape if he failed to return. On July 3, 1778, after mounting his horse he gave her his wallet with all his money. As he rode away he called his son and bade him go to the pasture and get the horses and bring them to the fort, as they might need them. That was the last Katherine Gaylord ever saw of her husband. At nine o'clock that evening she received word that her husband had been killed and scalped by the Indians. About midnight Mrs. Gaylord and her little brood passed out of the fort into the wilderness. For three nights they rested under the trees. The tired children sleeping with their heads on their mother's lap, while she watched for wolves and Indians. They lived on berries, birch-bark, roots and various edible plants. A fire they dared not build for fear of attracting the enemy. One time they were followed all day by a panther. The mother was almost wild with terror, but happily they came upon a deserted cabin where they kindled a fire and remained for two days, and then again resumed their journey. After many weary weeks they reached the home of James Cole, Mrs. Gaylord's father, all of them in good health notwithstanding their perilous journey. Mrs. Gaylord lived to the age of 95. The boy Lemuel afterward went back to Wyoming, where he married a daughter of Noah Murray. Phebe, the eldet daughter, married Levi Frisbie and lived in Orwell, PA.

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Katherine Cole Gaylord's memorial is located at: New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery, Hamer, Caswell County, USA.
When did Katherine Cole Gaylord death?
Katherine Cole Gaylord death on 1840 in Burlington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 36.4667000
Longitude: -79.2531000

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