GIDEON GARDNER

Gardner, Gideon (1759-1832), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., May 30, 1759; received a limited schooling; was a successful shipmaster, and later became a shipowner; also engaged in mercantile pursuits; elected as a Republican to the Eleventh Congress (March 4, 1809-March 3, 1811); resumed his former business pursuits; was the bearer of a petition from the citizens of Nantucket to Congress for tax relief in 1813; died in Nantucket, Mass., March 22, 1832; interment in Friends Burying Ground.
Parents: Hezekiah Gardner, Sarah Folger

Spouse 1: Hannah Barnard
Born: abt 1750 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died: 26 Apr 1785
Marriage: 31 May 1781 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Hezekiah B Gardner M 10 Jun 1782 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Spouse 2: Hepsabeth Joy
Born: 7 Apr 1764 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died: 14 May 1839
Marriage: 30 Oct 1789
Children Sex Birth
Sarah Gardner F 29 Oct 1792 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Phebe Gardner F 24 Oct 1799 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
William Henry Gardner M 28 Aug 1801 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
George L Gardner M 4 Nov 1803 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Thomas J Gardner M 4 Nov 1803 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell