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Founder of Gaithersburg (c. 1784–1838) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benjamin Gaither (c. 1784 – 1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.[citation needed]
Benjamin Gaither | |
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Born | c. 1784 |
Died | 1838 (aged 53–54) |
Benjamin Gaither was the son of Henry and Martha Ridgely Gaither and was born approximately 1784.[1] Through his mother, he descended from Hon. John Dorsey. He married Margaret Brookes who was the daughter of Henry C. Brooks and Martha (Bowie) Brooks.[1] A slave owner, Gaither owned 11 slaves in 1824.[2] Gaither's family traces its roots to colonial Jamestown in the 1600s and settled in Montgomery County after the Revolutionary War.[3]
Benjamin Gaither died in 1838.[1]
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