▁L yd ia ▁Gil man ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 7 1 2 . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁five ▁children : ▁ ▁Mary ▁( Nov ember ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 7 1 2 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 3 7 ) ▁married ▁Samuel ▁App leton ▁( a ▁distant ▁cousin ), ▁of ▁Ha ver hill , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 7 3 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁child bed ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 5 , ▁her ▁only ▁child ▁still - born . ▁ ▁Samuel ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 7 1 5 ▁– ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 7 9 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁teacher , ▁business man , ▁a ▁de acon ▁of ▁South ▁Church , ▁a ▁Represent ative ▁to ▁the ▁General ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁Convention ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Council . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁Phill ips ▁Academy ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁John ▁Phill ips ▁( see ▁below ) ▁and ▁especially ▁his ▁son ▁Judge ▁Samuel ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁its ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 8 – 1 7 9 0 . ▁ ▁L yd ia ▁( J une ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 7 1 7 ▁– ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 4 9 ) ▁married ▁Dr