Benjamin Gaither

Benjamin Gaither
Born	c. 1784 (1784)
Died	1838 (aged 53–54)

Benjamin Gaither (c. 1784 – 1838) is the namesake of Gaithersburg, a U.S. city located in Montgomery County, Maryland.^[citation needed]

Benjamin Gaither was the son of Henry and Martha Ridgely Gaither and was born approximately 1784.[1] Through his mother, he descended from Hon. John Dorsey. He married Margaret Brookes who was the daughter of Henry C. Brooks and Martha (Bowie) Brooks.[1] A slave owner, Gaither owned 11 slaves in 1824.[2] Gaither's family traces its roots to colonial Jamestown in the 1600s and settled in Montgomery County after the Revolutionary War.[3]

Benjamin Gaither died in 1838.[1]

References

1. The City of Gaithersburg (2002). Gaithersburg: History of a City. Arcadia Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0738523729.
2. Dryden, Steve (21 November 2009). "Gaithersburg". Bethesda Beat. Archived from the original on Oct 18, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
3. Schere, Dan (9 July 2020). "Gaithersburg reviewing streets, other memorials named after those with ties to slavery". Bethesda Magazine. Archived from the original on Oct 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-04.