Alexander GASTON

1754 - 1823  (68 years)

• Name	Alexander GASTON
  Born	28 Oct 1754	Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Jul 1823	Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   [3]
  Buried	Cone Hill Cemetery, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   [2]
  Notes	Although identified by some sources as a "Captain," other reliable sources specify that this Alexander Gaston enlisted as a Private in Capt Aaron Rowley's company in John Brown's detachment of the Berkshire County militia on June 30 1777, and that he was discharged on July 26 1777, having "served twenty-seven days at Fort Ann, on an alarm at Ticonderoga." - See "Soldiers and Sailors of Massachusetts," Vol. VI, p. 306. In addition to the ten children given by other sources, Robert "Bob" Gaston of Longview WA, a direct descendant, also identifies an eleventh, Albert Gaston. Since this is Bob Gaston's direct line, we include it here. [4]
  Person ID	I3053	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2000

  
  

  Father	Alexander GASTON,   b. 1714, Ireland ,   d. 24 Aug 1783, Berkshire Co, MA  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary "Molly" WILSON,   b. 1716, Ireland ,   d. 30 Jul 1804, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F1095	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Huldah NORTON,   b. 9 Jun 1765,   d. 26 Apr 1832  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1782  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Alexander GASTON,   b. 14 Oct 1783, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 23 Jun 1865, Lorain Co, OH  (Age 81 years)   2. Elcy (Elsie) GASTON,   b. 22 Jan 1785, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 29 Nov 1810  (Age 25 years) + 3. Heman GASTON,   b. 13 Sep 1786, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 10 Aug 1855, Lorain Co, OH  (Age 68 years)   4. Amos GASTON,   b. 6 Oct 1788, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 24 Aug 1806  (Age 17 years)   5. Sarah GASTON,   b. 1 Dec 1790, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   6. Catherine "Caty" GASTON,   b. 5 Apr 1798, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   7. Samuel Norton GASTON,   b. 4 Feb 1800, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 14 Aug 1823  (Age 23 years)   8. Henry GASTON,   b. 21 Mar 1802, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA   9. Maria GASTON,   b. 5 Apr 1804, Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 18 Aug 1839  (Age 35 years)   10. Albert GASTON,   b. 5 Dec 1805, Berkshire Co, MA   11. Grove Nelson GASTON,   b. 3 Feb 1811, Berkshire Co, MA ,   d. 1 Apr 1855, Berkshire Co, MA  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F1097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Ohio Valley Genealogies, Charles A. Hanna, (Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD, 1989 (orig. pub. 1900)). [S509] Robert B. "Bob" Gaston, Longview, WA 98632 . [S501] The Gaston Genealogy, Jane Farrell Burgess, 11700 Dinwiddie Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, (1989), p. 46. [S509] Robert B. "Bob" Gaston, Longview, WA 98632 , "Gaston Crier" of Nov 1997. [S1238] .