Gilbert Orin BRACKETT
 Arabella S. WHITNEY
Mary A. RICHARDSON
Husband:  Gilbert Orin BRACKETT
Birth:  13 Aug 1839, Swampscott, Essex Co., Massachusetts 
Death:  31 Jan 1883, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts 
Cause of Death:  Consumption
Burial:  Feb 1883, Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Father:  Elijah Cobb BRACKETT
Mother:  Betsey GALEUCIA

Marriage-1:    28 Jun 1863, Brighton, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Wife-1:  Arabella S. WHITNEY
Birth:   6 Sep 1842, Newton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts 
Death:  24 Jul 1868, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts 
Cause of Death:  Consumption
Burial:  
Father:  George W. WHITNEY 
Mother:  Elizabeth H. COOK 

Marriage-2:    6 May 1869, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts

Wife-2:  Mary Augusta RICHARDSON
Birth:   8 Dec 1848, Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Death:  16 Mar 1877, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Cause of Death:  Phthisis 
Burial:  Mar 1877, Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts  
Father:   Thomas B. RICHARDSON 
Mother:   Mary J. FORTUNE

Children-1:
 1. (Female) BRACKETT, b: 10 Sep 1864, Brighton, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
                                  d: 10 Sep 1864, Brighton, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
              Cause of Death:  Stillborn
2. Nettie Lenora BRACKETT, b: 3 Nov 1865, Brighton, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Children-2:
 1. Edgar Wilson BRACKETT, b: 4 Feb 1870, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
                                            d: 26 Dec 1890, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
                       Cause of Death:  Phthisis
                                        bur: Brookdale Cemetery, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
2. Herbert Austin BRACKETT, b: 12 Aug 1871, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
3. Francis Martin BRACKETT, b: 11 Sep 1873, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
4. Frances Josephine BRACKETT, b: 17 Nov 1876, Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
                                                   d: 5 May 1877, Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
                              Cause of Death:  Congestion of the Brain
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Notes:

Gilbert served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
   Name:  Gilbert O. Brackett
   Residence:    
   Occupation:  Carpenter
   Age at Enlistment:  22                        
   Enlistment Date:  17 September 1861
   Enlistment Rank:  Private       
   State Served:  Massachusetts
   Service Record:  Enlisted in Company M, Massachusetts 1st Calvary Regiment on 23 September 1861.
                               Mustered out Company M. Massachusetts 1st Calvary Regiment on 14 December 1862
                                         at Hilton Head, South Carolina.

 1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0635, Page 325B), Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                                                  Enumeration Date: 6-Jul-1870, Family #759

NAME

Age

Sex

Col

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Marr
In Yr

D, D, B, I, I, P, or C

 BRACKETT, Gilbert O

31

M

W

 Carpenter

---

---

MA

 

 

 

                   Mary A

21

F

W

 Keeping House

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                   Nettie L

4

F

W

 At Home

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                   Edgar W

4m

M

W

 (noted: born in Feb)

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                   Betsey

49

F

W

 No Occupation

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                   Lafayette

21

M

W

 Carver

 

 

MA

 

 

 

                   Elijah F

9

M

W

 Attending School

 

 

MA

X  

 

 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0548, Page 467B), Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 513, Enumeration Date: 3-Jun-1880, Family #121

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo POB

In Sch

 BRACKETT, Gilbert O

40

M

W

 Self

W

 Carpenter

MA

MA

MA

 

                   Nettie L

14

F

W

 Daughter

S

 Housekeeper

MA

MA

MA

 

The younger children were living with Mary's parents in 1880.
1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0540, Page 394A), Malden, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                  Enumeration District: 398, Enumeration Date: 5-Jun-1880, Family #94

 NAME

Age

Sex

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Fa
 POB

Mo
POB

Maimed,
Crippled,
Disabled

In Sch

 RICHARDSON, Thos. B

59

M

 Self

M

 Huckster

ME

NH

NH

 

 

                 Mary J

59

F

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

ME

NH

NH

  

 

                 George A  

21

M

 Son

S

 Clerk in Store

MA

ME

ME

  

 

                 Henry  

16

M

 Son

S

 Clerk in Store

MA

ME

ME

  

 

 BRACKETT, Edwin  

10

M

 G Son

S

 At School

MA

MA

MA

  

X

                     Herbert 

8

M

 G Son

S

 

MA

MA

MA

  

 

                     Frank M

6

M

 G Son

S

 

MA

MA

MA

  

 

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Sources:
1) Marriage-1: Suffolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Marriages, Vol. 163, Page 41
2) Marriage-2: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Marriages, Vol. 218, Page 308
3) Birth/Death - Child #1 - Marriage-1: Suffolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Vol. 175, Page 51
4) Birth - Child #2 - Marriage-1: Suffolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Vol. 178, Page 99
5) Birth - Child #1 - Marriage-2: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Vol. 224, Page 307
6) Birth:- Child #2 - Marriage-2: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Vol. 233, Page 362
7) Birth:- Child #3 - Marriage-2: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Vol. 251, Page 358 (registered as female)
8) Death - Husband: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Deaths, Vol. 347, Page 251
9) Death - Wife-1: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Deaths, Vol. 212, Page 243
10) Death - Wife-2: Norfolk County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Deaths, Vol. 293, Page 252
11) Death - Child #1 - Marriage-2: Middlesex County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Deaths, Vol. 410, Page 203