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Alexander Gorham 1770–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1770

Birth Location: Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: Dec 1837

Death Location: Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana

Father: Thomas Gorham

Mother: Margaret Cotton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Ruth Gorham, Lutitia Gorham, Malinda Gorham, Thomas Gorham

Alexander Gorham was born in 1770 in Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton. Alexander Gorham married Sarah Tyler, and had children including Alexander Gorham, Beersheba Gorham, George Gorham, Lutitia Gorham, Malinda Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Mary Gorham, Priscilla Gorham, Ruth Gorham, Sarah Gorham, Susanna Gorham, Thomas Gorham, William Gorham. Alexander Gorham passed away in 1837 in Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gorham was born in 1770 in Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton.
  • Alexander Gorham married Sarah Tyler, and had children including Alexander Gorham, Beersheba Gorham, George Gorham, Lutitia Gorham, Malinda Gorham, Margaret Gorham, Mary Gorham, Priscilla Gorham, Ruth Gorham, Sarah Gorham, Susanna Gorham, Thomas Gorham, William Gorham.
  • Alexander Gorham passed away in 1837 in Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gorham
1740–1814
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Cotton
1745–1817
Birth Location: Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
MC

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Gorham
1798–
Birth Location: Bourbon Co., Kentucky, US
RG
Lutitia Gorham
1807–1894
Birth Location: –
LG
Malinda Gorham
1794–
Birth Location: Bourbon Co., Kentucky, US
MG
Thomas Gorham
1808–1893
Birth Location: Bourbon Co., Kentucky, US
TG

Alexander Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Gorham
1770–1837
Birth Place: Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Thomas J. Gorham
1740–1814
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Taylor) Cotton
1745–1817
Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
Grandparents
Mary Kirkham
1708–1814
Bath, Somerset, England
William Cotton
1709–1788
Prince William Co., VA
Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Kirkham
1674–
Elizabeth Parkinson
1678–
John Rev
1661–1728
Susanna Whitley
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Gorham's Descendants

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Alexander Gorham (3 Aug 1770–Dec 1837)
  1. 1. Ruth Gorham 1798–
  2. 2. Lutitia Gorham 1807–1894
  3. 3. Malinda Gorham 1794–
  4. 4. Thomas Gorham 1808–1893

Alexander Gorham's Timeline

3 Records

1770
3 Aug 1770
Birth of Alexander Gorham in Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America
Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America
1837
15 Dec 1837
Age 67
Death of Alexander Gorham in Marion Twp., Putnam Co., Indiana
Marion Twp., Putnam Co., Indiana
1837
Dec 1837
Age 67
Burial of Alexander Gorham in Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana
Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1770
    Event Place: Loudon Co., Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1837
    Event Place: Marion Twp., Putnam Co., Indiana
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1837
    Event Place: Fillmore Cemetery, Putnam Co. Indiana
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper
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