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Cornelius Dunham 1748–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 MAY 1748

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts

Death Date: 28 MAY 1816

Death Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Daniel Dunham

Mother: Sarah Huxford

Spouse(s): Sarah Butler, Lucinda Mayhew

Children(s): Cornelius Dunham, Lydia Dunham, Samuel Dunham

The story of Cornelius Dunham began in 1748 in Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts. Cornelius Dunham married Lucinda Mayhew, Sarah Butler, and had children including Cornelius Dunham, Lydia Dunham, Samuel Dunham. Cornelius Dunham passed away in 1816 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Dunham began in 1748 in Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts.
  • Cornelius Dunham married Lucinda Mayhew, Sarah Butler, and had children including Cornelius Dunham, Lydia Dunham, Samuel Dunham.
  • Cornelius Dunham passed away in 1816 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Dunham
1711–1797
Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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Sarah Huxford
1719–1788
Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Butler
1748–1777
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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Lucinda Mayhew
1739–1793
Birth Location: Chilmark, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Cornelius Dunham
1775–1793
Birth Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia Dunham
1771–1808
Birth Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Dunham
1773–1849
Birth Location: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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Cornelius Dunham's Ancestors

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Cornelius Dunham
1748–1816
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
Parents
Daniel Dunham
1711–1797
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Sarah Huxford
1719–1788
Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
Grandparents
Daniel Dunham
1663–1713
Rebecca Norton
1661–1714
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dunham
1632–1675
Mary Cobb
1637–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dunham
1589–1668
Abigail BARLOW
1600–1669

Cornelius Dunham's Descendants

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Cornelius Dunham (10 MAY 1748–28 MAY 1816) m. Sarah Butler (29 JUN 1748–6 OCT 1777) m. Lucinda Mayhew (16 FEB 1739–BET 1793 AND 1834)
  1. 1. Cornelius Dunham 1775–1793 m. Lucinda Mayhew 1739–1793
  2. 2. Lydia Dunham 1771–1808
  3. 3. Samuel Dunham 1773–1849 m. Nancy Adams 1777–

Cornelius Dunham's Timeline

4 Records

1748
10 MAY 1748
Birth of Cornelius Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts
1748
12 JUN 1748
Cornelius Dunham was christened in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
1816
1816
Age 68
Burial of Cornelius Dunham in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
1816
28 MAY 1816
Age 68
Death of Cornelius Dunham in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 MAY 1748
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes Co. Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1748
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 MAY 1816
    Event Place: Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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