Jabez Gilbert was born at Harrington, Litchfield county, Connecticut. He was married to Miss M. West, May 30, 1815. She was born April 9, 1796. Mr. Gilbert settled in Jordan township in 1839, and died January 1, 1844, from small pox. Children: Eunice M., born March 10, 1817; Clement W., born August 21, 1819; Flora F., born August 23, 1821; Julius E., born October 9, 1823; Abner, born December 2,1825; Hannah, born July 10, 1828; Jabez Jr., born September 26, 1833; Hezekiah W., born October 20, 1835; John B., born December 25, 1841. Eunice married Benj. Davis. Children: Ellen M., Benjamin C., Maria L., Homer B., Emma A., and Iola A. Mrs. Davis died in New York in 1865. Benjamin Davis died in Libby Prison during the war. Ellen, Maria, and Iola are dead. Abner married Clara Enderton. They have had three children, now all dead but Frank. Mr. Gilbert died in April, 1858 Jabez, Jr. died October 6,1858. Clement married Betsey Daggett, who died in 1869. He was subsequently married to Mary Goodrich, and after her death to Helen Stevenson. Hezekiah married Mary Beman, who died in 1873. He was afterwards married to Harriet Root. Flora married Manoah Hubbard, in 1841. Children: Lucinda M., Mary J., and William. The two daughters are dead. William lives in Sterling. Manoah Hubbard died in April, 1859. Mrs. Hubbard married John B. Rogers in September, 1875. Hannah married John Pettigrew. Children; Maurice, Emma, Ella, and Florence, The latter died in 1870. Julius F. was first married about twenty-five years ago. Mrs. Gilbert dying, Mr. Gilbert was married to Viola Higgins, in 1864. Children: Jabez, James E., Julius, Cora, May, and Minnie. John married Katie Higgins January 30, 1871. Children: Grace and Jerome B. Grace died in infancy.
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