Lydia (Cope) Gilbert

 

MEMBER DETAILS

Name

Lydia (Cope) Gilbert

Born

03/12/1808

Place of Birth

Redstone MM

Died

08/26/1882

Place of Death

Salem MM

Place of Burial

Sewickley FBG

Record Last Modified

09/23/2011

FAMILY

Father

Samuel Cope ca. 1773-1843

Mother

Sarah (Willets) Cope ca. 1775-1869

Husband

Benjamin Gilbert 1829-1882

Married

— 01/08/1829 Providence FMH

Child

Eliza C. (Gilbert) Cope 1834-1906

Child

Samuel C. Gilbert 1839-1908

Child

Susan (Gilbert) Edgerton 1842-1908

Lydia Gilbert was active in Providence MM from 1838 until 1865. She was commonly appointed to represent the MM at Redstone QM, to committees to nominate Friends to serve as clerk and overseer, to transcription committees, and to deliver papers of denial to disowned Friends.

Sources: EAQG 4:81, 126, 700, 712

OTHER INFORMATION

Wilburite

MEMBERSHIP

Redstone Monthly Meeting 1808-1817

Providence Monthly Meeting 1817-1865

Sewickley Monthly Meeting 1865-1874

Salem Monthly Meeting 1874-1882

OFFICES

Providence MM Women's Assistant Clerk 1842-1846

Providence MM Women's Clerk 1846-1864

Providence MM Elder 1862-1869

Sewickley Women's PM Overseer 1863-

Sewickley MM Elder 1866-1874

Salem MM Elder 1874-1882

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