Gilchrist was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1846 and at the age of eleven months moved with his family to Philadelphia, where he studied music with Hugh Archibald Clarke.
Gilchrist was born in Jersey City and at the age of eleven months. Gilchrist was born in New Jersey in 1846 and at the age of eleven months. These eleven months were moved with his family to Philadelphia. He studied music with Hugh Archibald Clarke.