Gilman family
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The Gilman family is a prominent New England lineage historically influential in colonial American politics, commerce, and civic life, particularly in New Hampshire.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New England family
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exeter, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampton, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civicRole |
local governance in New Hampshire
ⓘ
militia leadership ⓘ town offices in Exeter ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
lumber trade
ⓘ
mercantile trade ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English-American ⓘ |
| fieldOfActivity |
business
ⓘ
politics ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
historic houses in Exeter, New Hampshire
ⓘ
place in New Hampshire political history ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Daniel Gilman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Taylor Gilman NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Gilman Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Gilman Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristram Gilman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial America ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to development of New England commerce
ⓘ
shaped colonial and early state institutions in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| influentialCentury |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civic life
ⓘ
colonial American politics ⓘ commerce ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the American Revolution
ⓘ
service in state government of New Hampshire ⓘ service in the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| notableRegion | New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluenceIn |
Exeter, New Hampshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Congregationalist ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
merchant elite
ⓘ
politically influential family ⓘ prominent colonial family ⓘ |
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