Benjamin Gilbert and Lydia Cope

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Husband Benjamin Gilbert ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 13 Dec 1800 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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           Died: 7 Apr 1887 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Abner Gilbert (1765-1831) 2 4 5
         Mother: Ann Cooper (1768-1846) 4 5

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       Marriage: 8 Jan 1829 1

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Wife Lydia Cope ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 12 Mar 1808 1 3
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           Died: 26 Aug 1882 1
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         Father: Samuel Cope (1762-1854) 1 4 6
         Mother: Sarah Willits (1776-      ) 1 3

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Children

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1 F Sarah Ann Gilbert ^{2 7}

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 F Mary Gilbert ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Dillon Gibbons (      -      ) 1 2

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3 F Eliza Gilbert ^{1 2}

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           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1906
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         Spouse: Joshua Cope (      -Bef 1906) 1 2

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4 M Samuel C. Gilbert ^{1 2}

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           Born: 19 Apr 1839 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Susan Gilbert ^{1 2}

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         Spouse: Jesse Edgerton (      -      ) 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Gilbert

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He inherited the family homestead, "Clover Hill."

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 474.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 373.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 26.

4 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 503.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 472.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 25.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 747.