Gideon Bridges1

#8568, (say 1696 - )
Father*Capt. Benjamin Bridges1 (1664/65 - 1725)
Mother*Elizabeth _____1 (s 1666 - )
Birth*say 1696He was born say 1696 at MassachusettsG.1 

Citations

  1. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, very worn short standing stone. Narrative: "This stone is so worn. I could make out Benjamin and the "dge" of the last name but not much else. According to Historical Society though, Captain Benjamin Bridges is here, area H10." Citing Steve Herring, Framingham Town Historian: son of Edmund Bridges Jr and Sarah Towne of Salem MA; 1st husband of Elizabeth ____ ; she marr., in 1735, as his 2nd wife, Moses Haven of Framingham. Elizabeth's origins are unknown at the present time.
    Children of Benjamin Bridges and Elizabeth: Deliverance Bridges Wilson, Elizabeth Bridges Whitney, Judith Bridges, Sarah Bridges Haven, Gideon Bridges, Mehitable Bridges Hovey, and Miriam Bridges.
    "Benjamin settled at Salem End (then "reserved Commons") in the spring of 1693 along with those who left Salem following the Witch Trial hysteria. His tombstone is the earliest known grave of the Salem refugees in Framingham. (Framingham Town Historian - Steve Herring). Note: Capt/Leiut, Age 61. Benjamin settled at Salem End (then "reserved Common."
    Memorial 28742167, created by and photo added by Star Rhodes, maintained by Hether Pearson Pillman Belusky.