Dr Henry Gent: A Life Line 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
Belongings still in family: geography book; sugar-cane walking stick; notebook; letters from America; silver pocket watch; lock of beard