Joseph Gaston 1766–1834
Catalog ID p.697 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/697/
Joseph Gaston was born on 19 Nov 1766, the child of Robert Gaston and Rosanna (Cooper) Gaston. Joseph died on 18 Apr 1834 in Northumberland Co. PA.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 19 Nov 1766 | certain | L.4 | |
| death | 18 Apr 1834 | Northumberland Co. PA | certain | Find A Grave #26644170 |
Family
Parents
- Father Robert Gaston 1732–1793
- Mother Rosanna (Cooper) Gaston 1743–1817
Spouses
None recorded.
Siblings
- Grace Gaston 1764–1838
- Margaret (Gaston) Melick 1768–1807
- Mary Gaston 1770
- Ann (Gaston) Chamberlin 1774–1854
- George W Gaston 1777
- John Gaston 1780
- Daniel Gaston
Children
None recorded.
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Joseph Gaston, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1793 | G.238 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 26660286 - LTC Robert Gaston, Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
parent as "Joseph Gaston" |
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| 1793 | G.238 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 26660286 - LTC Robert Gaston, Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
sibling as "Joseph Gaston" |
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| 1793 | G.238 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 26660286 - LTC Robert Gaston, Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
child as "Joseph Gaston" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Birthplace not established.
- Burial not yet found.
Documents
- L.4 Hand-drawn Family Tree: Descendants of Daniel Cooper and Grace Runyon (1695–1895)
- I.164 Hanna, Ohio Valley Genealogies (1900) p. 47–48 — Robert Gaston × Rosanna Cooper family (7 children) + a published 'Daniel Cooper born at sea 1695 from Holland, m. 6 times, 1st Grace Runyon 1726' attestation
- I.88 Tuttle Revolutionary Fragments, Morris Co., N.J. — No. 9: Some Gleanings (1850) — biographical anecdote of Robert Gaston as a Scotsman + Chairman of Pequannock Committee of Safety + an amusing tale of carrying-through-Rockaway-river bet; later removed to Mendham + erected grist mill there. Also: corroborating reference to the 1773 counterfeiting trial of Budd, Haines, Cooper, and Reynolds with citation to Life of Lord Stirling, p. 99. = primary-source-published-secondary biographical detail on Capt. Benjamin Cooper's brother-in-law.
- M.45 Michigan Society SAR membership application (Nat. #30783) — applicant Hugh Philander Gaston, descendant of patriot Robert Gaston (Lt. Col., b. Basking Ridge NJ 28 Jan 1732, d. Warrior Run PA 1793)
- G.238 Find a Grave memorial 26660286 - LTC Robert Gaston, Warrior Run Church Cemetery, Delaware Run, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania