Jacob Gesner

1806 - 1884  (78 years)

• Name	Jacob Gesner
  Born	17 Apr 1806	Rockland County, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aug 1884	Rockland County, New York
  Buried	Viola Road Cemetery, Rockland County, New York
  Person ID	I7427	Multer
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Gesner,   b. 10 Dec 1765, Tappan, Rockland County, New York ,   d. 20 May 1858, Palisades, New York  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Gracey Post,   b. Oct 1764, Tappan, Rockland County, New York ,   d. 1 Feb 1848, Palisades, New York  (Age 83 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1789
  Family ID	F0799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Bets Cooper,   b. 15 May 1807, Rockland County, New York ,   d. 25 Nov 1864, Rockland County, New York  (Age 57 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1831
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gesner,   b. 7 Nov 1836,   d. Dec 1836  (Age 0 years) + 2. Emaline Gesner,   b. 15 Feb 1838   3. Twin Gesner,   b. 25 Jul 1841   4. Twin Gesner,   b. 25 Jul 1841,   d. 1841   5. Sarah Ann Gesner,   b. 30 Sep 1842   6. Amanda Gesner,   b. 27 Feb 1846   7. Nicholas Gesner,   b. 30 Dec 1847
  Family ID	F1112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Henrietta Clark,   b. 7 Dec 1839
  Married	20 May 1867	Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
  Children	1. Annie Gesner,   b. 1868,   d. 1869  (Age 1 years)   2. Elmer Gesner,   b. 13 Jan 1870, Jersey City, New Jersey   3. Marietta Gesner,   b. 1873,   d. 1877  (Age 4 years)
  Family ID	F1115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1838 Jacob went to Williamsburg, New York employed as a ship builder. By 1842, he had returned to Palisades. He reinforced his father's ire by joining the M. E. Methodist Church, and later became a Baptist minister. Lived for a time in the "Joshua Martin House", 75 Washington Spring Road, Snedens Landing. Nicholas did not attend his son's wedding, and Jacob was occasionally critical of his father for his treatment of Gracy. "Jacob Gesner w(en)t to Get Married abt 2 clk P.M with Bets Cooper and was Married. Started from Old Coopers (at John Willse's) I think or expect that the revd Cole Tappan married them, from thence to Slote had supper at Abraham Sarvents, had 3 waggons besides his, namely David Mann (of Geo Man) and Peggy Riker (of Jacob Riker( the Groomsman and Bridesmaid - - and Geo Lawrence & Eliza Wilsse - - and Abraham Post (son of Jacob Post) and Naut Cooper. The Married couple Returned to Old Coopers in Night. N. B. they had each Couple a one horse waggon -- A beautiful Day. Nicholas Gesner Diaries, October 15, 1831. " Palisades Free Library, Palisades, New York. "Ja(cob) Ges(ne)r Abused me very much about the fowls, the destroyed Corn because I found fault with his Mother not being ambitious in trying to help get the fowl. Stayd out late last nt instead of coming home soon to help catch them. I told him I had not Abused his mother . . . I asked and seriously requested him to tell me what I had done, that if I had done anything wrong I was willing to acknowledge it * that I wished to know. He ans (were)d that I was not worth talking to further. Nicholas Gesner" Ibid, June 6, 1832.