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Margaret Kemble Gage

BIRTH

1734

New Brunswick, New Jersey

DEATH

February 9, 1824

England

FAMILY

FATHER:

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Peter Kemble

(1704-1789)

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Gage, Margaret Kemble

(1734-1824)

Margaret Kemble Gage was the American-born wife of British general Thomas Gage. Tradition has associated her with warning Patriot leaders before Lexington and Concord, but the identity of General Gage's informant remains uncertain.

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HOMES:

MARKER

Province House Marker

329 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108

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HUSBAND

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Thomas Gage

(1719-1787)

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John Gage

(1479-1556)

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Maria Theresa Gage

(1762-1832)

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Charlotte Margaret Gage

(1773-1812)

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William Hall Gage

(1718-1791)

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Louisa Elizabeth Gage

(1766-1832)

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Emily Gage

(1776-1838)

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Henry Gage, 3rd Viscount Gage

(1761-1808)

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Harriet Gage

(1767-1835)

Places
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Address
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Site
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108
MUSEUM
Boston Common
139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
PARK
Province House Marker
329 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108
MARKER

DIED:

England

Feb 9, 1824

The exact date and place of Margaret Kemble Gage’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.

No distinct public profession or office for Margaret Kemble Gage is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Margaret Kemble Gage died on Feb 9, 1824 in England. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.

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