The Proeger Family · Generation 7 — Earl's earliest known

Hannah T. Gilfillan

Probable mother of Caroline Kent Gilfillan · died 1844

Hannah T. Gilfillan

Probable

Probable mother of Caroline Kent Gilfillan · died 1844

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Research status

Research status: PROBABLE mother of Caroline Kent Gilfillan and first wife of Moses Gilfillan of Barnet, Vermont. Evidence: Caroline’s birth record, 3 September 1836 at Barnet, names her parents as Moses and Hannah Gilfillan S1657; the same Vermont record series has Hannah T. Gilfillan, who died at Barnet on 8 September 1844 S1662. Added to the family tree on 10 October 2026

Evidence: Caroline Kent Gilfillan’s 1836 birth record at Barnet names her parents as Moses and Hannah Gilfillan (S1657); a Hannah T. Gilfillan died at Barnet on 8 September 1844 (S1662). Weak or missing: Both entries were read from the index only; the death entry names no husband or child, so that she is Caroline’s mother rests on name, town and date; the 1850 household has a Susanna, 42, taken to be a second wife; her maiden name is not known. Not yet confirmed. Know more? Confirm or correct this →

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What is weak or missing: both entries were read from the index, not the record cards. The death entry, as indexed, names no husband and no child, so that this Hannah is Caroline’s mother rests on her name, the town and the date. In 1850 Moses Gilfillan’s household has a Susanna, 42, instead S1657; she is taken to be a second wife, but no second marriage has been found. Gilfillan is Hannah’s married name: her maiden name is not known from any record read, and her birth is not known. The record card of her death, or a gravestone naming her husband, would settle it. Know more? Use “Add to this record”.
Cited on this card S1657 S1662 Card added 2026-10-11

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Hannah T. Gilfillan · Sources

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  1. S1657Birth of Caroline Kent Gilfillan, Barnet, Vermont, 1836, and the 1850 census of Barnet. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720–1908, and 1850 U.S. census, Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, dwelling 1281. Ancestry, read from the index entry on 2 October 2026; the image has not been opened. Birth: Caroline Kent Gilfillan, born 3 September 1836 at Barnet; father Moses Gilfillan, mother Hannah Gilfillan. 1850: Carolin K. Gilfillan, 13, in the household of Moses Gilfillan, 47, with Susanna Gilfillan, 42, and seven others. The mother’s name differs between the two records and is not settled.
  2. S1662Death of Hannah T. Gilfillan, Barnet, Vermont, 8 September 1844. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720–1908. Ancestry record 242995, read from the index entry on 2 October 2026; the record card has not been opened. Hannah T. Gilfillan died at Barnet, Caledonia County, on 8 September 1844. As indexed, the entry names no husband and no child. Taken to be the Hannah named as mother on Caroline Kent Gilfillan’s 1836 birth record [S1657], by her name, the town and the date. Probable.

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