Reseaching the Gardner family, Hezekiah, presumably born in late 1780's in either Bloominggrove or Newburgh, NY. Married a Margaret ____? about 1809 in same area. Children: John C. b. 1822/23 Hezekiah Orville "Awful" b. 1825 A notorious fellow in New York City and in Newark, NJ Howell E. b. 1827 Margaret b. 1829 Elijah Francisco and Ellen M. b. 1831(twins) Frederick Bigler b. 1832 Deselding and Mary E. b. 1835 (twins) Freeborn G. b. 1837 Hezekiah Gardner died between 1840 and 1850 in Newark, NJ. For many years he had worked as a dairyman. I read through the history of this area of New York and found no Gardners living there . Gaycha Mayhew Davenport, IA