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Thankful Bliven
1787 - Yes, date unknown-
Name Thankful Bliven Born 27 Jul 1787 [1] Gender Female Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I10025 Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark Last Modified 11 Jan 2014
Family Joseph Gavitt, b. 10 Jan 1781, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States 
, d. 21 Aug 1872, Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 91 years) Married 29 Nov 1809 Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States [2, 3, 4, 5] Children 1. Keturah B Gavitt, b. Dec 1810, Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 18 Aug 1877, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States (Age ~ 66 years)2. John Emory Gavitt, b. 11 May 1811, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States , d. Yes, date unknown3. Francis Gavitt, b. 11 May 1811, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States , d. Yes, date unknown4. William Sydney Gavitt, b. 3 Apr 1813, Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island , d. 11 Apr 1907, Charleston, Washington, Rhode Island (Age 94 years)Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 Family ID F2770 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Married - 29 Nov 1809 - Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States 
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Notes - 1787 BIRTH: Thankful Bliven born 27 July 1787, daughter of William and Eleanor [no place shown]
1809 MARRIAGE: RI,Washington-Westerly: Thankful Bliven md 29 November 1809, Joseph Gavitt.
1833 MILITARY PENSION CLAIM: RI,Washington Co-Westerly: Selected Final Pension Payment Vouchers RI pg 27: Court of Probate, 3 Feb 1833, accepted evidence that William Bliven left no widow... children: Pardon C, Isaac R, Edward, John M, Fanny Gibbs, Desire Clarke, Wm B, Eleanor, Thankful Gavit wife of Joseph Gavit, and Maria Willcox, widow of Joseph Willcox 2nd (late deceased), all children of Wm Bliven. Washington Co 5 May 1835, POA [names of children again], children of William Bliven, res of Westerly who died 12 Jan 1834, appointed John H Cross JP...
1834 DEATH of father: RI,Washington-Westerly: William Bliven died 13 January 1834, wife deceased. Children includes Thankful Gavit...[see RI Genealogical Register Vol 9 pg 163 [abstracts of Westerly Wills]. Eleanor shown as one of the children.
RI Gen Reg Vol 9 pg 258 [also abst of Westerly Wills, Probate Rcds V3 1822-1832: Bliven, William of We,yeoman, will dated 21 Oct 1822, proved 10 Feb 1834, pgs 553-554. Mentions: wife Eleanor Bliven.... Dauy Thankful Gavit wife of Joseph Gavit... ck out
- 1787 BIRTH: Thankful Bliven born 27 July 1787, daughter of William and Eleanor [no place shown]
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Sources - [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 480.
42. Joseph Gavitt... married... Thankful Bliven, born 27 July 1787, daughter of William and Eleanor. [no birthplace shown] - [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 480.
42. Joseph Gavitt... married at Westerly, 29 Nov. 1809, Thankful Bliven... daughter of William and Eleanor. - [S388] Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, First Series... A Family Register for t, 974.5 V2a., Vol 5, pg 32.
4-244 GAVITT, Joseph of Col John, and Thankful Bliven of Major William; m. by Elder Jesse Babcock, Nov. 29, 1809
Washington Co-Westerly -- Marriages - [S390] Rhode Island, Washington County Vital Records, 974.5 V2b., Vol 4 pg 150.
GAVITT, Joseph and Thankful Bliven of William & Eleanor mwd 1822 We 3B:553, 189
Marriages from Probate Rcds - [S446] Rhode Island,Washington Co-Westerly Town meeting & Vital Rcds, Film 0930813, Vol 4, pg 611.
Joseph Gavit 2nd, son of Col. John Gavit, and Thankful Bliven, dau of Maj Wm Bliven, md at Westerly RI Nov 29 1809 by Jesse Babcock 2nd Elder
1779-1819
- [S387] Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from the New England Hist. & Gen. Register, 974.5 D2rg., Vol 1 pg 480.