m 1857, m2 1881 Sarah L Runnels
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1850 Aug 1 - Stratham NH - 209/218 Jacob Stockbridge 43 m farmer 2800 bNH;
Phebe Stockbridge 72 f bNH; Mary Stockbridge 79 f bNH; Irena Stockbridge 31 f
bNH; John M Gear 16 m laborer bNH [census].
1857 Dec 24 - John M Gear ae 23 & Mattie E Sinclair ae 21, marr Stratham by
George W Thompson [NHVR].
1881 Jun 22 - John M Gear ae 47 shipping clerk b Stratham, s/o John Gear b
Barrington and Matilda b Stratham, & Sarah L Manning ae 36 b Concord, d/o Hazen
Runnells farmer, married in Concord by Leon C Field, 2nd marr for both [NHVR].
1895 - Dover - John M Gear, shipping clerk S M Co, h 104 Broadway [Dover,
Somersworth & Strafford Co Directory].
1895 Jan 16 - John M Gear d Dover ae 61-0-19, married, shipping clerk,
abdominal cancer, bur Blossom Hill Cemetery Concord, b Stratham s/o John Gear b
Barrington & Martha Stockbridge b Stratham [NHVR, 2 records].
1895 Jan 16 - Dover - John M Gear d this date [Dover, Somersworth, Rochester
& Strafford Co Directory].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1858 - A S Gear of St Paul MN marr in Concord Miss Sophia E Wiggin of
Straham per Exeter News-Letter of 22 Feb 1858 [Chipman, New England VR from the
Exeter News-letter 1853-58, 1994, p241].
1865 Apr 7 - Alonzo S Gear app Capt A Q M USV, b Durham, ae 26 res Concord,
must our 27 Apr 66, Bvt Maj USV to date 27 Apr 66 for faithfull services in
Quartermaster's Dept, PO ad London Eng [Rev Reg of the Sold & Sailors of NH in
the War of the Rebell, 1861-1866, 1895].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1858 - A S Gear of St Paul MN marr in Concord Miss Sophia E Wiggin of
Straham per Exeter News-Letter of 22 Feb 1858 [Chipman, New England VR from the
Exeter News-letter 1853-58, 1994, p241].
1865 Apr 7 - Alonzo S Gear app Capt A Q M USV, b Durham, ae 26 res Concord,
must our 27 Apr 66, Bvt Maj USV to date 27 Apr 66 for faithfull services in
Quartermaster's Dept, PO ad London Eng [Rev Reg of the Sold & Sailors of NH in
the War of the Rebell, 1861-1866, 1895].
CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1867 Jul 30 - J B Gear ae 25 painter b Durham, s/o John Gear gentleman b
Barrington and Martha S ___ b Stratham, & P C Remick ae 25 b Pittsfield, d/o
Granville L Remick trader b Elliot ME and Tryphena Prentis b Northwood, marr in
Concord by Sam'l C Bartlett [NHVR].
1868 Jan 27 - Allice Bell Gear b 1868 or 1869 (pkg 1868-1869), d/o Jacob B
Gear b Durham, res Concord, painter & ___ b Pittsfield, rept from Concord
[NHVR].
1896 Nov 11 - Jacob S Gear d City Hospital Concord ae 54y, married, painter,
paralysis, bur Blossom Hill Cem, b Durham s/o John Gear b Barrington & Martha
Stockbridge b Stratham; a second record indicated he was disinterred and moved
to another lot in the same cemetery (perhaps he was buried in the wrong lot by
mistake) [NHVR].
FAMILY RECORD:
Gideon Gear, b 8 Feb 1797, d 5 Jan 1875, s/o Samuel Gear & Abigial
Sherburne, married Peany Hanson & had five children. He lived in Barrington &
Gonic NH. Children:
a) Alexander - b 1823.
b) Jacob Sherburne - b 1825, m Hannah F Estes and had one son: Jacob Frank
(1854).
c) Eliza Jane - b 1830.
d) Albert S H - b 1833.
e) Adaline Augusta - b 1836.
[Geer, Geer Genealogy, 1923, p368].CHRONOLOGICAL ITEMS:
1822 Jan 22 - Gideon S Gear of Barrington marr Pierce Hanson of Madbury by
Rev Jos W Clary [Dover NH VR p180].
1830 - Barrington NH
John Gear 1m 10-14, 2m 15-19, 1m 70-79, 1f 30-39, 1f 60-69
Samuel Gear 1m 10-14, 1m 60-69, 1f 20-29, 1f 50-59
George Gear 1m 5-9, 1m 10-14, 1m 30-39, 1f 0-4, 1f 5-9, 1f 20-29, 1f
30-39
Gideon S Gear 1m 0-4, 1m5-9, 1m 30-39, 1f 0-4, 1f 20-29
1840 - Barrington NH [census]
Joseph Geer 1m5-9 2m40-49 1f5-9 1f40-49
Gideon S Gear 1m5-9 1m10-14 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f0-4 1f5-9 1f30-39
Patience Gear 1f60-69
Benj Gear 1m0-4 1m30-39 1f15-19 1f20-29
Sam'l Gear 1m10-14 1m20-29 1m70-79 1f15-19 1f20-29 1f70-79
George Gear 1m15-19 1m40-49 1f10-14 1f20-29 1f40-49
1847 Jun 2 - from Gideon S Gear of Barrington to Jacob S Gear of same, land
in Barrington [Straf Co NH Deeds 199/486].
1849 - Eliza Jane Gear, d/o Gideon S, d 27 Feb at Barrington NH ae 18y 11m
7d, issue of 18 Apr 1849 [Young & Taylor, Death Notices from Freewill Baptist
Publications, 1811-1851, p137].
1850 - Barrington NH - 788/839 Gideon Geer 42 m farmer 2500 bNH; Peucy Geer
49 f bNH; Jacob S Geer 25 m farmer bNH; Albert A Geer 17 m farmer bNH school;
Adeline A Geer 14 f bNH school [census].
1860 - Barrington NH - 718/748 Gideon Gear 62 m farmer 2000/800 bNH; Pericy?
Gear 59 f bNH [census].
1876 Feb 1st Tuesday - Peacey Gear of Rochester apptd admin of estate of
Gideon S Gear late of Rochester. Bondsmen: Jacob S Gear & A S H Gear [Straf Co
NH Probate 95/21].
1877 Feb 6 - receipt from A S H Gear to Peacey Gear for $23.66 for his share
of estate of Gideon S Gear; also receipt from Jacob S Gear to Peacey Gear for
$23.66 for his share in the estate of Gideon S Gear [Straf Co NH Probate
86/350-1].
1885 Mar 30 - Peasey Gear d Rochester ae 84-3-25, married, old age, b
Madbury d/o Mark Hanson farmer & Comfort Bodge [NHVR].MISCELANEOUS ITEMS:
Gonic NH Cemetery - Gear Lot on SE side od cemetery:
Gideon S Gear - d 5 Jan 1876 ae 77y 11m 2d
Peacey, wid/o Gideon S Gear - d 30 Mar 1885 ae 84y 3m 25d
Eliza Jane, d/o Gideon S & Peasey Gear - d 27 Feb 1849 ae 18y 11m 7d
Albert S H Gear - b 2 Mar 1833, d 26 Jan 1892
Jane E, w/o Albert S H Gear - b 14 Aug 1835, d 29 Dec 1915
Albert Meader Gear - b 25 Mar 1904, d 17 Dec 1970
Ruth Martin Gear - b 2 Aug 1905, d blank
Mary Gear Tetley - b 25 Jun 1872, d 14 Mar 1955
Justin H Gear - b 24 May 1859, d 24 Oct 1943
(no other Gear stones seen in this cemetery).
1860 Dec 28 - Jonas Hanson d ae 57y 2m 12d, bur priv cem France Road [cem
inscr].
1872 Jan 5 - Sally Hanson, wife of Jonas Hanson, d ae 86y 10m, bur priv cem
France Road [cem inscr].