At a used book sale, G&B member and volunteer Kathleen Tesluk of New Canaan, CT, acquired a bible marked with the names “John and Agnes Gardner.” She made a transcription of the family record section for The New York Researcher and offers to return the bible to an interested Gardner descendant.
Meanwhile, Elizabeth H. Goodman of Pound Ridge, NY, gave the NYG&B a massive, quarto-sized bible published by the American Bible Society in 1869.
At Christmas, 1871, Mary E. Moore was married earlier that year to Benjamin F. Haskell, and received the bible as a gift from her father.
The NYG&B thanks these two alert friends of family history for rescuing these bibles and their unique family histories from the fate of so many of these kinds of records: the landfill. If you
have a bible or other book with a family record that needs a permanent home, please contact the NYG&B.
TRANSCRIPT OF THE GARDNER BIBLE RECORD MARRIAGES
Marriages
John Gardner was married to Agnes Stevenson by Rev. N.J. Masselus 23d May 1844.
Thomas S. Gardner was married to Carrie J. Austin by Rev. Isaac Wescott 17th April 1867.
Mary S. Gardner was married to John B. Taylor by Rev. John B. Williams 7th April 1869.
Births
John Gardner Sr. was born in Scotland December 2d 1817.
Agnes Stevenson was born in Orange Co. NY January 2d 1821.
Thomas S. Gardner was born in New York City March 10th 1845.
James S. Gardner was born in New York City November 22d 1847.
Mary S. Gardner was born in New York City December 31st 1849.
John Gardner Jr. was born in New York City May 30th 1852.
Alexander Gardner was born in New York City March 25th 1854.
Deaths
John Gardner Jr. died May 18th 1868 aged 15 years 11 months and 18 days.
Alexander Gardner died May 18th 1868 aged 14 years 1 month and 23 days.
Miscellaneous
John & Alexander Gardner were drownded [sic] byupsetting of a boat, while fishing in Chestnut ridge Pond, Bethel, Sullivan Co. NY May 18th, 1868.
Within the pages of the Bible was also found a certificate to Harold Gardner, dated 1904, for completing the primary level at the Central Presbyterian Sunday School, location not noted.
TRANSCRIPT OF THE HASKELL BIBLE RECORD
On the sixth day of February 1871 [were married] Benjamin F. Haskell [and] Mary E. Moore of New York. According to laws of this State S.D. Burchard, Pastor
of 13th St. Pres. Chh.
William Ambrose Haskell [born] Sunday July 28 1872, 9 A.M., #1 Perry Street, New York City
Eddie Haskell [born] Sunday, Oct. 26th, 3 A.M. at #1 Perry Street, New York City
Mary Ella Haskell. [born] Friday, december the 1st 1876, 5 P.M, #308 W. 22nd st., New York City
Eddie Haskell [died] 9 P.M. Oct. 29th 1873
Originally published in The New York Researcher, Summer/Fall 2010
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