Ebenezer Dearing Gunnison and Sophia Baker

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Husband Ebenezer Dearing Gunnison ^{1 2}

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           Born: 27 Mar 1790 - Kittery, York Co, ME 1 2
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           Died: 17 Mar 1873 2 3
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         Father: William Gunnison (1753-1831) 1 2
         Mother: Hannah Grant (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 14 Feb 1815 1 2

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Wife Sophia Baker ^{1 2}

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           Died: 15 Aug 1873 2 3
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Children

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1 F Sophia Elizabeth Gunnison ³

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           Born: 3 Jul 1816 3
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         Spouse: Dr. Charles T. Sage (      -1874) 3
           Marr: 20 Jul 1845 3

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2 F Elvira Jane Gunnison ³

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           Born: 22 Jul 1818 3
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           Died: 13 Feb 1835 3
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3 F Mary Baker Gunnison ³

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           Born: 28 Oct 1820 3
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         Spouse: George J. Morton (      -1868) 3
           Marr: 30 Sep 1845 3

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4 M George W. Gunnison ³

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           Born: 8 May 1823 3
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           Died: 14 May 1878 - Boston, Erie Co, NY 3
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         Spouse: Sarah L. Pattison (      -      ) 3

         Spouse: Harrietta L. Boynton (      -      ) 3

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5 M John B. Gunnison ³

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           Born: 16 Apr 1826 3
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         Spouse: Eleanor Spafford (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 5 Feb 1851 3

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6 M Charles E. Gunnison ^{3 4}

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           Born: 9 Aug 1829 - Erie, Erie Co, PA 3 4
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         Spouse: Jane T. Welsh (      -      ) 3 5
           Marr: 1 Sep 1852 3 5

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7 F Annette Julia Gunnison ^{6 7}

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           Born: 31 Dec 1832 3
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         Spouse: Gen. David B. McCreary (1826-      ) 8 9
           Marr: 17 Sep 1851 3

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General Notes: Husband - Ebenezer Dearing Gunnison

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His education was mainly obtained at Salisbury, New Hampshire, Academy, where he was a fellow pupil with Daniel Webster, Levi Woodbury and John A. Dix. He was trained for a surveyor, but taught school in New Hampshire for several years.
In October of 1815, accompanied by his wife and brother Benjamin, he came to Erie, Pennsylvania. Here he was employed as a school teacher for ten years, a year and a half of the time as Principal of the Erie Academy. In 1825, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and held that position until 1840; in the meantime, he also did business as a merchant. The financial revolution of 1837 stripped him of most of his earnings. In 1839, he was appointed Register and Recorder by the Governor; in 1840, he was clerk to the engineer on the canal; in 1841-42, was book-keeper for Walker, Williams & Co.; in 1843, he was chosen as confidential business agent for the Reed estate, a place he held during the balance of his long life. He was one of the original members of the First Baptist Church of Erie, and was always one of its leaders.

1 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 901.

2 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 560.

3 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 902.

4 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 561.

5 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 562.

6 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 902, 924.

7 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 621.

8 Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Pg 924, Bios 126.

9 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Erie, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1896), Pg 620.