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Gager family of Connecticut

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  Samuel R. Gager (1763-1835) — of Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., May 28, 1763. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Sharon, 1821-22, 1829. Died in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., August 4, 1835 (age 72 years, 68 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Sharon, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Jason Gager and Zervia (Roberts) Gager; married, May 4, 1804, to Lucretia Gay; first cousin once removed of Samuel Gager; first cousin thrice removed of Herman Arod Gager and Harry Andrews Gager; second cousin of Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington and Simeon Baldwin; third cousin of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington and Roger Sherman Baldwin; third cousin once removed of David Waterman, Jabez Williams Huntington and Simeon Eben Baldwin; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Glasby Waterman, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Clement Phineas Kellogg and Henry de Forest Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington and Roger Wolcott.
  Political family: Gager family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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  Samuel Gager (1775-1855) — of Bozrah, New London County, Conn. Born in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., August 3, 1775. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bozrah, 1824, 1826. Died in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., October 4, 1855 (age 80 years, 62 days). Interment at Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Gager and Hannah (Calkins) Gager; married, April 12, 1798, to Cynthia Maria Meech; father of Samuel Austin Gager; first cousin once removed of Samuel R. Gager; first cousin four times removed of Herman Arod Gager and Harry Andrews Gager; second cousin of Jabez Huntington and Simeon Baldwin; second cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington and Roger Sherman Baldwin; second cousin twice removed of David Waterman, Jabez Williams Huntington and Simeon Eben Baldwin; second cousin thrice removed of Thomas Glasby Waterman, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Clement Phineas Kellogg and Henry de Forest Baldwin; second cousin four times removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington and Roger Wolcott; second cousin five times removed of Edmond Otis Dewey, George Martin Dewey and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
  Political family: Gager family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Samuel Austin Gager (1803-1846) — also known as Samuel A. Gager — of Bozrah, New London County, Conn. Born in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., May 18, 1803. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bozrah, 1839. Died in Bozrah, New London County, Conn., June 26, 1846 (age 43 years, 39 days). Interment at Johnson Cemetery, Bozrah, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Gager and Cynthia Maria (Meech) Gager; married, September 28, 1827, to Wealthy Ann Huntington; second cousin of Samuel R. Gager; second cousin once removed of Jabez Huntington, Simeon Baldwin, Howkin Bulkley Beardslee and Daniel Parrish Witter; second cousin thrice removed of Herman Arod Gager and Harry Andrews Gager; third cousin of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington and Roger Sherman Baldwin; third cousin once removed of David Waterman, Jabez Williams Huntington and Simeon Eben Baldwin; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Lincoln, Ebenezer Hazard, Thomas Glasby Waterman, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Clement Phineas Kellogg and Henry de Forest Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed of Alexander Hamilton Waterman, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington and Roger Wolcott; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Hazard, Nathaniel Hazard, Erskine Hazard and Alfred Avery Burnham.
  Political family: Gager family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Herman Arod Gager (1859-1923) — also known as Herman A. Gager — of Franklin, New London County, Conn. Born in Franklin, New London County, Conn., October 16, 1859. Republican. Carpenter; electrician for Shore Line Trolley Co.; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Franklin, 1919-20. Died in Franklin, New London County, Conn., January 28, 1923 (age 63 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Hawkins Gager and Rosamond Maranda (Robinson) Gager; married 1879 to Ella Esther Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel R. Gager; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Gager; second cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold and Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin four times removed of Jabez Huntington, Samuel Huntington and Simeon Baldwin; second cousin five times removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin once removed of George Leffingwell Reed; third cousin twice removed of James Hillhouse, Roger Griswold, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Zina Hyde Jr., Albert Haller Tracy and Harrison Blodget; third cousin thrice removed of Jedediah Huntington, John Davenport, Ebenezer Huntington, Joshua Coit, James Davenport, Samuel H. Huntington, Henry Huntington, Gurdon Huntington, Eleazer Pomeroy, Daniel Packer, Roger Sherman Baldwin and Asa Packer; fourth cousin of Harry Andrews Gager; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas Hale Sill, Frederick William Lord, John Leslie Russell, Theodore Sill, Henry Titus Backus, George Washington Kingsbury, Thomas Worcester Hyde, Walter Harrison Blodget and Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy.
  Political family: Gager family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Harry Andrews Gager (1883-1929) — also known as Harry Gager — of Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, January 7, 1883. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924. Died in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 1, 1929 (age 46 years, 84 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lucian Gager and Mary Louise (Beebe) Gager; married, February 17, 1909, to Mary H. Hardy; first cousin thrice removed of Samuel R. Gager and Bela Edgerton; first cousin four times removed of Samuel Gager; first cousin six times removed of Matthew Griswold; second cousin twice removed of Alfred Peck Edgerton and Joseph Ketchum Edgerton; second cousin thrice removed of Heman Ticknor and Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin four times removed of Jabez Huntington and Simeon Baldwin; second cousin five times removed of James Hillhouse and Roger Griswold; third cousin thrice removed of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington, Calvin Fillmore and Roger Sherman Baldwin; fourth cousin of Herman Arod Gager.
  Political family: Gager family of Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).

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