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Benjamin Gorham 1747–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1747

Birth Location: Barnstable, Mass

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Barnstable, Mass

Father: Colonel Gorham

Mother: Abigail Gorham

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In 1747, Benjamin Gorham entered the world in Barnstable, Mass, born to Colonel David Gorham And Abigail Gorham. Benjamin Gorham passed away in 1791 in Barnstable, Mass.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Benjamin Gorham entered the world in Barnstable, Mass, born to Colonel David Gorham And Abigail Gorham.
  • Benjamin Gorham passed away in 1791 in Barnstable, Mass.

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Benjamin Gorham's Ancestors

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Benjamin Gorham
1747–1791
Birth Place: Barnstable, Mass
Parents
Colonel David Gorham
1712–1786
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Abigail Gorham
1712–1775
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Mary (E) Thacher
1687–1778
Yarmouth, Mass
John (Gorham) II
1686–1746
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts,
Samuel Sturgis
1665–1762
Yarmouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Sturgis
1688–1723
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Thacher
1639–1713
Lydia Thacher
1661–1744
Edward II
1642–1678
Temperance Baxter
1646–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1613–1695
Elizabeth Hinckley
1617–1691

Benjamin Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1747
23 Feb 1747
Birth of Benjamin Gorham in Barnstable, Mass
Barnstable, Mass
1791
1791
Age 44
Death of Benjamin Gorham in Barnstable, Mass
Barnstable, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Barnstable, Mass
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Barnstable, Mass
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories

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