| − | Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, on August 3, 1755. He was the second son of eight children; his older brother was [[John Taylor Gilman]], a future Governor of New Hampshire. After attending local schools, he worked as a clerk in his father’s countinghouse.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000215 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref><ref name=mil>[http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/gilman.htm NICHOLAS GILMAN, New Hampshire]</ref> | + | On August 3, 1755, Gilman was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in the Ladd-Gilman House.<ref name=house>[https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/constitution/site13.htm LADD-GILMAN HOUSE (Cincinnati Memorial Hall) New Hampshire]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uvs1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA70 Historic homes of New England]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gmAiAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA409 American Homes and Gardens, Volume 11], The Ladd-Gilman House</ref> He was the second son of eight children; his older brother was [[John Taylor Gilman]], a future Governor of New Hampshire. After attending local schools, he worked as a clerk in his father’s countinghouse.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000215 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]</ref><ref name=mil>[http://www.history.army.mil/books/RevWar/ss/gilman.htm NICHOLAS GILMAN, New Hampshire]</ref> |
| | Gilman died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1814; he was buried in Exeter Cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire. | | Gilman died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1814; he was buried in Exeter Cemetery in Exeter, New Hampshire. |