Benjamin Gaither | |
---|---|
Born | c. 1784 |
Died | 1838 (aged 53–54) |
Benjamin Gaither ( c. 1784 – 1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.[ citation needed]
Benjamin Gaither was the son of Henry and Martha Ridgely Gaither and was born approximately 1784. [1] Through his mother, he descended from Hon. John Dorsey. He married Margaret Brookes who was the daughter of Henry C. Brooks and Martha (Bowie) Brooks. [1] A slave owner, Gaither owned 11 slaves in 1824. [2] Gaither's family traces its roots to colonial Jamestown in the 1600s and settled in Montgomery County after the Revolutionary War. [3]
Benjamin Gaither died in 1838. [1]
Benjamin Gaither | |
---|---|
Born | c. 1784 |
Died | 1838 (aged 53–54) |
Benjamin Gaither ( c. 1784 – 1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.[ citation needed]
Benjamin Gaither was the son of Henry and Martha Ridgely Gaither and was born approximately 1784. [1] Through his mother, he descended from Hon. John Dorsey. He married Margaret Brookes who was the daughter of Henry C. Brooks and Martha (Bowie) Brooks. [1] A slave owner, Gaither owned 11 slaves in 1824. [2] Gaither's family traces its roots to colonial Jamestown in the 1600s and settled in Montgomery County after the Revolutionary War. [3]
Benjamin Gaither died in 1838. [1]