Nelson Bell Gerard, ^^{[1, 2, 3]}

1820 - 1897  (76 years)

• Name	Nelson Bell Gerard
  Suffix	^
  Born	30 Jul 1820	{Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  Occupation	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	farmer
  Residence	1850	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [2]
  	adjacent, or near to, his mother Ann
  Residence	1858	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [8]
  	on the north side of South Country Rd., just east of Beaverdam Creek
  	(The 1858 map of Brookhaven Hamlet indicates a N. Gerard almost directly across the road from the present location of the Brook Store.)
  Census	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	In addition to his wife and children, also living in the Gerard household in 1860 were his mother, Nancy, and his sister, Delilah.
  Occupation	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1860	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [9]
  	real estate valued at $1500 and personal property valued at $500
  Census	1870	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [10]
  	In his household were his wife Kesiah; children Daniel G. and William P.; his mother Nancy; and a John Gerard (age 10).
  Occupation	1870  [10]
  	farmer
  Possessions	1870  [10]
  	real estate valued at $2500 and personal property of $400
  Census	1880	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  Name	Neilson Gerard  [12]
  	The records of the Oaklawn Cemetery Association indicates Neilson, although his gravestone indicates Nelson.
  Occupation	1880	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [11]
  	bayman
  Died	24 May 1897	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [13]
  Buried	Brookhaven (Oaklawn Cemetery), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [13]
  	Address: Lot 006
  Notes	[There is an International Genealogical Index (IGI) record which indicates a marriage between an Ann Leek and what appears to be this Nelson Gerard. I believe it likely that the IGI record IS IN ERROR. When I was transcribing the 1850 census records for Fire Place, I thought it possible that Kezia was a first wife to Nelson, who died shortly after 1850. And that he then married Ann Leek. However, now that I have transcribed the 1860 census, I find that Kezia is still living in the household, and that there have been additional children. Some of the children of Nelson and Kezia have similar names to the IGI record for Nelson and Ann, others do not. And their birthdates do not well match. There is no mention of an Ann in the 1860 census. I have therefore deleted Ann Leek and the children ascribed to her from the Hamlet People database.]
  Person ID	I798	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Richard Skidmore Gerard, ^,   b. 21 Dec 1796, Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 30 Sep 1845  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Nancy Carter, ^,   b. 14 Dec 1797, Manorville, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 19 Dec 1884, Suffolk Co., NY  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Y  [14]
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Keziah Ann Leek, ^,   b. 18 Nov 1818, NY ,   d. 8 Dec 1891, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}  (Age 73 years)
  Married	Y  [2, 3, 11]
  Children	1. Captain Abitha Bell (Abitha, Blyth) Gerard, ^,   b. 10 Jun 1842, Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 12 May 1922  (Age 79 years)   2. Walter Edward Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1845, NY ,   d. 1919, Brooklyn, Kings, NY  (Age ~ 74 years)   3. George Hawkins Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1846, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Daniel D (or G.) Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1849, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Charles N. Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1851, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Richard A. Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1852, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. William S. Gerard, ^,   b. 17 Aug 1854,   d. 21 Oct 1856  (Age 2 years)   8. William F. (or P.) Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1859, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ednny Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1865, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  #021.006.Gerard. Nelson B. Gerard gravestone Plot: 006. N. B. Gerard

  
  

• Sources

  [S34] IGI. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 118. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 156. [S3] 1850 Census, p. 118. Age 30, making his birth year <1820>. [S34] IGI, Provided birth date of 30 Jul 1820. [S42] 1880 Census, Indicates age 61, making his birth year <1819>. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 206. Age 40, making his birth year <1820>. [S57] 1858 Chace Map. [S61] 1860 Census, p. 206. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 133. [S42] 1880 Census, NA Film Number T9-0934 Page Number 118A. [S196] Oaklawn Cemetery. [S236] Cemetery: Oaklawn. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 38.