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Female Esther Gilbert Click to view Esther Gilbert in the family tree

Esther was born on July 15th, 1770.1   Esther's father was John Gilbert and her mother was Theodosia Marsh.  Her paternal grandparents were Benjamin Gilbert and Elizabeth Marshfield; her maternal grandparents were Jonathan Marsh and Theodosia Kellogg. She had four brothers and three sisters, named John, Giles, John, Hiram, Theodosia, Elizabeth and Chloe.  She was the second oldest of the eight children.1 

Family Details of Esther's family with Josiah Shepard

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0574, 0574.ftw