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Male Gideon BUTTON Click to view Gideon BUTTON in the family tree

Gideon was born on April 22nd, 1765 in Preston, Connecticut.  Gideon's father was Matthias BUTTON and his mother was Mercy KIMBALL.  His paternal grandparents were Peter BUTTON and Hannah CLEVELAND; his maternal grandparents were David KIMBALL and Sarah PRIDE. He had a brother and two sisters, named Peter, Hannah and Mary.  He was the second youngest of the four children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named Matthias, William and Deliverance.  He died at the age of 78 on June 29th, 1843 in Hebron, CT.  He was buried in Yard at former Merritt Brown's place.


Gideon's family with Polly Stone

‌Gideon and Polly were married in a religious ceremony in 1785 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut.  They had five sons and eight daughters, named David, Putnam, Gideon S., James D., Charles N., Hannah, Hadasah, Polly, Susannah, Delia, Jerusha B., Belinda and Eunice Mariah.

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