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Gideon Yeck

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Gideon Yeck

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Oct 1840 (aged 13–14)
Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec E #122
Memorial ID
View Source
http://www.adamslibrary.org/DeathIndex/
Adams County Library System
Index of Local Obituaries
Decedent: Yek, Gideon
Parents: Joseph Yek
Date of Death: 10/12/1840
Place of Death: Freedom Township
Place of Birth:
Sex: M
Last Residence: Freedom Township
Source: The Adams Sentinel 10/26/1840
The death notice reads as follows: "On Monday the 12 inst. after a short ilness, Gideon Yek, son of Mr. Joseph Yek, of Freedom Township, in the 15th year of his age
A copy of Gideon's death notice was supplied through the courtesy of Adams Co., PA, RAOGK volunteer, Charles Strong. The copy is held by Benjamin Kinsey.

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http://www.adamslibrary.org/DeathIndex/
Adams County Library System
Index of Local Obituaries
Decedent: Yek, Gideon
Parents: Joseph Yek
Date of Death: 10/12/1840
Place of Death: Freedom Township
Place of Birth:
Sex: M
Last Residence: Freedom Township
Source: The Adams Sentinel 10/26/1840
The death notice reads as follows: "On Monday the 12 inst. after a short ilness, Gideon Yek, son of Mr. Joseph Yek, of Freedom Township, in the 15th year of his age
A copy of Gideon's death notice was supplied through the courtesy of Adams Co., PA, RAOGK volunteer, Charles Strong. The copy is held by Benjamin Kinsey.

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Inscription

Gideon's tombstone was viewed and photographed by Benjamin Kinsey on 23 July 2004. I was not able to read the inscription on the bottom 1/3 of the stone.
The readable part of the inscription says;
Gideon Yeck who departed this life on Oct 12th 1840 in the 15th year of his life.



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  • Maintained by: Sabrina Nelson
  • Originally Created by: Mike Hahn
  • Added: Jul 30, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15088658/gideon-yeck: accessed ), memorial page for Gideon Yeck (1826–12 Oct 1840), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15088658, citing Lower Marsh Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sabrina Nelson (contributor 46801100).