HOUSEHOLDER GERSHOM RAYMOND SR.

DOB/DOD: January 18, 1725 (Norwalk, CT) – May 18, 1806 (Norwalk, CT); 50 years old
MARITAL STATUS: Married Abigail Taylor (1726-1803) on April 12, 1749, in Norwalk, CT
CHILDREN: Three sons, Paul (1750-1828), Edward (1755-1813), and Gershom (1762-1813). Three daughters, Catherine “Cate” Raymond (1752-1831), Azubah Raymond Selleck (1758-1831), and Anna Raymond Byxbee (1760-1837).

FAMILY: Born to John G. (1693-1774) and Catherine Hanford Raymond (1693-1740). Two brothers, John (1720-1752) and Jesse (1729-1734). Eight sisters, Katherine Raymond (1721-1727), Mary M. Raymond Selleck (1723-1812), Catherine Raymond Jarvis (1727-1811), Elizabeth (1728-1734), Ann (1730-1765), Elizabeth (1731-1731), Hannah (1732-1766), and Elizabeth (1734-1734).

SERVICE: Captain Jonathan Bell’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; October – December 1776. Committee of Safety, County Congress, and Household Keeping Watch.


Buried in Raymond Cemetery, across from 213 Rowayton Avenue, Rowayton (Norwalk), Connecticut. Photo from FindAGrave.com.


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Published by jeffd1121

USAF retiree. Veteran advocate. Committed to telling the stories of those who died while in the service of the country during wartime.

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