William Gilpin and Julia Pratt

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Husband William Gilpin ¹

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           Born: 4 Oct 1814 1
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         Father: Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841) 2 3
         Mother: Mary Dilworth (1777-1864) 3

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       Marriage: 1876 4

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Wife Julia Pratt ⁴

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         Father: Gen. Bernard Pratt (      -      ) 4
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   Other Spouse: [Unk] Dickerson (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Marie Gilpin ⁴

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2 M William Gilpin ⁴

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3 M Louis Vidal Gilpin ⁴

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General Notes: Husband - William Gilpin

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He served in the army of the United States during the Florida and Mexican wars.

Cadet U. S. Military Academy, July 1, 1834; Second Lieutenant U. S. Dragoons, June 8, 1836; First Lieutenant, Oct. 19, 1836; served in Florida and Mexican Wars; was appointed Governor of the Territory of Colorado by President Lincoln, and was largely instrumental in keeping that territory loyal to the Union.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 430.

2 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 570.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 429.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania (New York, Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1911), Pg 431.