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| Contents | Youngest of five children of John Gent and Sarah, née Booth Date of Birth: 4.00 PM, October 24th, 1794 Place of Birth: Alcumlow Hall, Moreton cum Alcumlow, Congleton, Cheshire Baptism: Astbury, 10th November, 1794 Sponsors: John Booth, John Gent, Ann Gent Educated: Mr Vaunet, Knutsford Went to Tortola: 1813; Returned to England: 1815 Studied Royal College of Surgeons, London; Brother John died Tortola, 1816 Returned to Tortola: 1817 Left Tortola: 7th September, 1817 Travelled to Alexandria, Virginia, and attracted to Quakers Removed to Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, November, 1821 Visited Anondagua tribe and courted various young women - unsuccessfully Removed to Skaneateles, Cayuga County, c. 1826 Visited Canada, York, Upper Province, December, 1828 Living in Congleton, Cheshire: June, 1829 Living Knutsford: November, 1829, May, 1831; Living Congleton: June, 1838 Father John Gent died 22nd September, 1840 Mother Sarah Gent née Booth, died 15th November, 1843 Brother Brian Gent died 18th January, 1844 Married: At St John's Church, Deansgate, Manchester to Esther Warburton on 23rd March, 1847 Daughter Mary Sarah born 17th May, 1847 Son John Henry (within a year of being born) died 27th January, 1848 Son Joseph Henry born 15th and died of smallpox 27th October, 1850 Visited Great Exhibition, London - probably May, 1851 Son George Frederick born 12th February, 1852 Purchased large house in Knutsford 27th August, 1857 Son James Francis Turner born 25th December, 1858 Brother Joseph Gent died 23rd December, 1860 Daughter Mary Sarah died Saturday, 23rd April, 1864 Left King Street and removed to Ogden Terrace, September, 1873 Died: 27th March, 1875 Funeral: 31st March, 1875 from Ogden Terrace, Heath Side, Knutsford. Mourners: Rev. Mr Watson Dr Wagstaffe Mr Thomas Kelshaw Walton Kelsall P. Jones Geo. F. Gent, J.F.T. Gent, Mr P. Darlington, Mr R. Hulme, Mr A. Cutter, Mr H. Newhall, Mr R. Toft Buried: Knutsford Parish Church | |
