Benjamin Gaither Explained

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Benjamin Gaither (1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The City of Gaithersburg. Gaithersburg: History of a City. 2002. Arcadia Publishing. 978-0738523729. 17.
  2. Web site: Gaithersburg . Steve . Dryden . 21 November 2009 . Bethesda Beat . 2021-01-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211018050339/https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/november-december-2009/gaithersburg/ . Oct 18, 2021 .
  3. Web site: Gaithersburg reviewing streets, other memorials named after those with ties to slavery . Dan . Schere . 9 July 2020 . Bethesda Magazine . 2021-01-04 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211028015344/https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/gaithersburg/gaithersburg-reviewing-streets-other-memorials-named-after-those-with-ties-to-slavery/ . Oct 28, 2021 .

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