On 22 Apr 1844 when Susan Drew was 24, she married
George Cocker Gibbs in New Bedford, MA.
587 Born on 22 Jan 1815 in Massachusetts.587 George Cocker died on 1 Nov 1885; he was 70. Buried in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford.
(George Gibbs is a common name in New Bedford.)
1850 Federal Census. New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Roll 309, page 312B
George C. Gibbs, 35, cordwainer
Susan D. Gibbs, 30
John L. Gibbs, 5
All were born in Massachusetts.
1860 Federal Census. New Bedford Ward 2, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Roll 490, page 474
Post Office New Bedford
George C. Gibbs, 45, shoe dealer, $500 personal estate
Susan B. Gibbs, 40
John L. Gibbs, 15
Sophronia P. Sandford, 41
Louisa L. Heath, 13
All were born in Massachusetts.
1880 Federal Census. Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 547, page 106A
George Cocker Gibbs, 64, pedlar, patent
Susan Drew Gibbs, 60, wife, keeping house
Both were born in Massachusetts as were their parents. The family of John Lothrop Gibbs, George and Susan’s son, is next door.