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Richard Skidmore Gerard, ^^{[1, 2]}
1796 - 1845

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  Birth	21 Dec 1796	Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Living	Bellport, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4]
  	Gerard St. in Bellport got it's name from Richard Skidmore Gerard. Before moving to Bellport, he lived in Fire Place (now Brookhaven Hamlet), on the north side of South Country Road, just west of Beaver Dam Creek. It was her that most, if not all, of his children were born. The homestead and small farm later became the residence of his son, Nelson Bell Gerard.  It has Brookhaven/South Haven Historic Site ID Br07.0-S.  The resideence is no longer extant.
  Occupation	cordwainer (a worker in cordovan leather, a shoemaker)  [4]
  Died	30 Sep 1845  [2, 4]
  Person ID	I799	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2008

  
  

  Father	William Gerard, ^,   b. 19 Jul 1766,   d. 19 Apr 1840, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}
  Mother	Martha Hawkins, ^,   b. 1772, Yaphank, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 7 Aug 1845
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy Carter, ^,   b. 14 Dec 1797, Manorville, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY ,   d. 19 Dec 1884, Suffolk Co., NY
  Married	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Nelson Bell Gerard, ^,   b. 30 Jul 1820, {Fire Place (now Brookhaven), Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY} ,   d. 24 May 1897, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   2. Frances (Fanny) Gerard, ^,   b. 17 Mar 1828,   d. 12 Sep 1876, {Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   3. Delilia Gerard, ^,   b. Between 1833 and 1835, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Richard S. Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1842, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catherine Gerard,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jane Eliza Gerard, ^,   b. Abt 1822, NY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Gerard,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sarah Gerard,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Caroline Amanda Gerard, ^,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Urania Gerard,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Martha Gerard,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Rhoda M. Gerard, <,   b. Jun 1830, Suffolk Co., NY ,   d. Jul 1893, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S39] Bigelow, p. 51. [S71] Hawkins Genealogy: R. C. Hawkins, LI REF 929.2097 HAWKINS HAW., p. 38. [S34] IGI. [S39] Bigelow.