The Descendants of Robert Gibson


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Descendants of Robert GIBSON

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT1 GIBSON was born 1778 in Londonderry, Ireland, and died 30 October 1842 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married JANE MCCRACKEN/ MCKRACKEN Abt. 1817 in Ireland.

Children of ROBERT GIBSON and JANE MCKRACKEN are:

2. i. MARY JANE2 GIBSON, b. Abt. 1818, Ireland; d. Bet. 1849 - 1858, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

3. ii. WILLIAM GIBSON, b. 1820, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 22 January 1893, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

4. iii. JOHN GIBSON, b. 1823, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 14 May 1891, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

5. iv. MATILDA GIBSON, b. 1823, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 28 August 1889, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

6. v. ANN GIBSON, b. Bet. 1825 - 1841, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Generation No. 2

2. MARY JANE2 GIBSON (ROBERT1) was born Abt. 1818 in Ireland, and died Bet. 1849 - 1858 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married DONALD (DANIEL) FERGUSON 16 January 1840 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, son of PETER FERGUSON and ANN STEELE?.

Children of MARY GIBSON and DONALD FERGUSON are:

i. FEMALE?3 FERGUSON, b. Abt. 1841, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ii. MARY FERGUSON, b. 6 March 1845, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

iii. MARGARET FERGUSON, b. 20 February 1847, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

iv. ROBERT FERGUSON, b. 20 June 1849, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

3. WILLIAM2 GIBSON (ROBERT1) was born 1820 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 22 January 1893 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married (1) CHRISTINA (CHRISTY) FERGUSSON 6 January 1852 in Woodend, St Peters Rd, Prince Edward Island, Canada, daughter of ALEXANDER FERGUSSON and JANET MCLAUGHLIN. He married (2) ELIZABETH (BETSEY) MCLAUGHLIN 1 January 1868, daughter of DONALD MCLAUGHLIN and JANET FERGUSSON.

Children of WILLIAM GIBSON and CHRISTINA FERGUSSON are:

7. i. ROBERT VERNON3 GIBSON, b. 1853, Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 21 August 1923, San Leandra, California, USA.

ii. ALEXANDER GIBSON, b. Bet. 1855 - 1866, Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

8. iii. JANE ANN (JENNIE) GIBSON, b. 21 July 1859, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 8 August 1940, Califonia, USA.

9. iv. WILLIAM JACOB GIBSON, b. 14 September 1863, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. October 1950, Dunstaffnage, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

10. v. CHRISTINA (CHRISTIE) GIBSON, b. 1866, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. Boston, Massechusetts, USA.

4. JOHN2 GIBSON (ROBERT1) was born 1823 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 14 May 1891 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married JANE FERGUSSON 8 May 1860 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, daughter of JOHN FERGUSSON and BARBARA PROUDFOOT.

Children of JOHN GIBSON and JANE FERGUSSON are:

i. BARBARA ANN3 GIBSON, b. 3 January 1861, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ii. BENJAMIN GIBSON, b. 2 September 1863, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

iii. ROBERT GIBSON, b. 30 October 1865, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

iv. SARAH JANE GIBSON, b. 2 December 1866, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

v. MARY C GIBSON, b. 1868, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

vi. JOHN JAMES GIBSON, b. 22 November 1869, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

vii. SISTER? GIBSON, b. Abt. 1872; d. Abt. 1936, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; m. HUSBAND? COFFIN.

11. viii. IDA ISABELLA GIBSON, b. 25 February 1872, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 10 May 1907, Somerset, Manitoba, Canada.

5. MATILDA2 GIBSON (ROBERT1) was born 1823 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 28 August 1889 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married JOHN LOWREY 20 March 1845 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of MATILDA GIBSON and JOHN LOWREY are:

i. ROBERT3 LOWREY, b. 1846; d. 10 October 1894, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ii. JOHN LOWREY, b. 1858; d. 7 July 1875, Marshfield, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

6. ANN2 GIBSON (ROBERT1) was born Bet. 1825 - 1841 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married GEORGE BURNETT 20 August 1859.

Child of ANN GIBSON and GEORGE BURNETT is:

i. JOHN3 BURNETT.

Generation No. 3

7. ROBERT VERNON3 GIBSON (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 1853 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 21 August 1923 in San Leandra, California, USA. He married ANNIE MACDONALD Bet. 1887 - 1888.

Children of ROBERT GIBSON and ANNIE MACDONALD are:

12. i. LAURA LEE4 GIBSON, b. 31 December 1888, Oakland, California, USA; d. 13 February 1963, San Lorenzo, California, USA.

ii. ROBERT LINCOLN GIBSON, b. 1 August 1890.

iii. ETHYL BEATRICE GIBSON, b. 31 January 1892.

13. iv. WALTER VERNON GIBSON, b. March 1893, Oakland, California, USA; d. 22 April 1966, Hayward, California, USA.

v. HARRY HANES GIBSON, b. September 1896.

8. JANE ANN (JENNIE)3 GIBSON (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 21 July 1859 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 8 August 1940 in Califonia, USA. She married CHARLES FRANCES CARTIER in San Francisco, California, USA.

Children of JANE GIBSON and CHARLES CARTIER are:

14. i. LORNE ALEXANDER (LAWRENCE)4 GIBSON, b. 20 April 1880, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 17 March 1952, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

ii. FRANK WILLIAM CARTIER, b. 27 May 1887.

15. iii. FLORENCE ELIZABETH CARTIER, b. 13 September 1889, Fresno, California; d. 4 July 1957.

iv. JENNIE MADERIA CARTIER, b. 26 May 1893.

16. v. LEON RANDOLPH CARTIER, b. 5 March 1896, San Pedro, California, USA; d. 24 September 1940.

9. WILLIAM JACOB3 GIBSON (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 14 September 1863 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died October 1950 in Dunstaffnage, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married ISABELLA STEWART 14 January 1887 in Dunstaffnage, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of WILLIAM GIBSON and ISABELLA STEWART are:

17. i. HELENA STEWART4 GIBSON, b. 29 January 1888, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 12 August 1974, Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ii. MARGARET (MAGGY) MAY (MAE) GIBSON, b. 10 May 1889, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

18. iii. ELIZABETH JANE GIBSON, b. 7 November 1890, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 1919, Pownal, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island.

iv. ALEXANDER MABON GIBSON, b. June 1892, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 6 December 1892, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

19. v. WILLIAM (WYLIE) W GIBSON, b. 18 May 1894, Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 16 December 1956, Dunstaffnage, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

20. vi. CHRISTINA FLORENCE GIBSON, b. 7 September 1896, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 8 March 1980, Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

21. vii. SADIE ISABEL GIBSON, b. 15 February 1899, Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada; d. 1948, Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

10. CHRISTINA (CHRISTIE)3 GIBSON (WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 1866 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died in Boston, Massechusetts, USA. She married HUSBAND? POWELL in Boston, Massechusetts, USA.

Children of CHRISTINA GIBSON and HUSBAND? POWELL are:

i. ETHEL4 POWELL, b. 1892.

ii. JEANETTE (JEAN) POWELL, b. 1896.

11. IDA ISABELLA3 GIBSON (JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 25 February 1872 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 10 May 1907 in Somerset, Manitoba, Canada. She married MATHEW JOHN SHEWFELT 1892 in Kingsley, Manitoba, Canada, son of JOHN SHEWFELT and ELIZABETH ROBINSON.

Children of IDA GIBSON and MATHEW SHEWFELT are:

22. i. JOHN MILTON4 SHEWFELT, b. 11 December 1894, Somerset, Manitoba, Canada; d. 5 June 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

ii. LORNE GIBSON SHEWFELT, b. 15 February 1896, Somerset, Manitoba, Canada; d. 9 April 1917, Vimy Ridge WW1.

iii. JANE ELIZABETH SHEWFELT, b. 7 July 1904, Somerset, Manitoba, Canada; d. 7 August 1907, Somerset, Manitoba, Canada.

Generation No. 4

12. LAURA LEE4 GIBSON (ROBERT VERNON3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 31 December 1888 in Oakland, California, USA, and died 13 February 1963 in San Lorenzo, California, USA. She married (1) SAMUEL DAVIS Abt. 1912. She married (2) HARRY C GRADY 31 December 1916 in Santa Rosa, California, USA.

Children of LAURA GIBSON and SAMUEL DAVIS are still living so aren't listed.

Children of LAURA GIBSON and HARRY GRADY are still living so aren't listed.

13. WALTER VERNON4 GIBSON (ROBERT VERNON3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born March 1893 in Oakland, California, USA, and died 22 April 1966 in Hayward, California, USA. He married MABEL OTTO Abt. 1913.

Children of WALTER GIBSON and MABEL OTTO are still living so aren't listed.

14. LORNE ALEXANDER (LAWRENCE)4 GIBSON (JANE ANN (JENNIE)3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 20 April 1880 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 17 March 1952 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He married JEAN LAIDLAW CREIGHTON 16 September 1908.

Children of LORNE GIBSON and JEAN CREIGHTON are still living so aren't listed.

15. FLORENCE ELIZABETH4 CARTIER (JANE ANN (JENNIE)3 GIBSON, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 13 September 1889 in Fresno, California, and died 4 July 1957. She married WILLIAM ROBERT BULMAN 26 February 1919 in San Diego, California, USA.

Child of FLORENCE CARTIER and WILLIAM BULMAN is still living so isn't listed.

i. DOROTHY AGNES5 BULMAN, b. Private; m. (1) HOYT ELMO SYKES; m. (2) HARRY CLARENCE WOLD; m. (3) PAUL MARGETAN.

16. LEON RANDOLPH4 CARTIER (JANE ANN (JENNIE)3 GIBSON, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 5 March 1896 in San Pedro, California, USA, and died 24 September 1940. He married MAVALTA FAYE ARMSTRONG 15 June 1923 in Ontario, California, USA.

Child of LEON CARTIER and MAVALTA ARMSTRONG is still living so isn't listed.

17. HELENA STEWART4 GIBSON (WILLIAM JACOB3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 29 January 1888 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 12 August 1974 in Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married GEORGE THOMAS CRAWFORD 2 September 1908 in Marshfield, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of HELENA GIBSON and GEORGE CRAWFORD are still living so aren't listed.

18. ELIZABETH JANE4 GIBSON (WILLIAM JACOB3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 7 November 1890 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 1919 in Pownal, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island. She married THOMAS ERNEST INGS 5 June 1917 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Child of ELIZABETH GIBSON and THOMAS INGS is:

i. WILLIAM SAMUEL5 INGS, b. 1919; d. 1919, Pownal, Lot 49, Prince Edward Island.

19. WILLIAM (WYLIE) W4 GIBSON (WILLIAM JACOB3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 18 May 1894 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 16 December 1956 in Dunstaffnage, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He married LILA ELIZABETH BOSWELL 28 June 1922 in Frenchfort, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of WILLIAM GIBSON and LILA BOSWELL are still living so aren't listed.

20. CHRISTINA FLORENCE4 GIBSON (WILLIAM JACOB3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 7 September 1896 in Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 8 March 1980 in Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married MAJOR UPTON MACRAE 2 July 1919 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of CHRISTINA GIBSON and MAJOR MACRAE are still living so aren't listed.

21. SADIE ISABEL4 GIBSON (WILLIAM JACOB3, WILLIAM2, ROBERT1) was born 15 February 1899 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and died 1948 in Charlottetown, Lot 33, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She married JOHN ALEXANDER DRAKE 6 June 1926 in Marshfield, Lot 34, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Children of SADIE GIBSON and JOHN DRAKE are still living so aren't listed.

22. JOHN MILTON4 SHEWFELT (IDA ISABELLA3 GIBSON, JOHN2, ROBERT1) was born 11 December 1894 in Somerset, Manitoba, Canada, and died 5 June 1969 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He married MARY AGNES (MINNIE) HORN 30 June 1924, daughter of ALEXANDER HORN and SARAH SHEWFELT.

Children of JOHN SHEWFELT and MARY HORN are still living so aren't listed.


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