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Elisha Dunham 1687 – 1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Sep 1687

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, MA

Death Date: Bef. 10 Feb 1730

Death Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut

Father: John Dunnam-Dunham

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Temperance *

Children(s): Mary Dunham

Elisha Dunham was born in 1687 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, the child of John Day Dunnam-Dunham and Mary Smith. Elisha Dunham married Temperance Deene Stewart *, and had children including Mary Cecelia Dunham. Elisha Dunham passed away in 1730 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Elisha Dunham was born in 1687 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, the child of John Day Dunnam-Dunham and Mary Smith.
  • Elisha Dunham married Temperance Deene Stewart *, and had children including Mary Cecelia Dunham.
  • Elisha Dunham passed away in 1730 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dunnam-Dunham
1649 – 1696
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA
JD
Mary Smith
1649 – 1988
Birth Location: Barnstable, Cap, Massachusetts, or Connecticut
MS

Spouses(s)

Temperance *
1691 – 1757
Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
T*

Children(s)

Mary Dunham
1721 – 1815
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland Co., Connecticut
MD

Elisha Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Dunham
1687 – 1730
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
Parents
John Day Dunnam-Dunham
1649 – 1696
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, USA
Mary Smith
1649 – 1988
Barnstable, Cap, Massachusetts, or Connecticut
Grandparents
John (Dunham of) Leiden*
1614 – 1692
Leyden, Holland, Netherlands
Dorothy ((Mary)) Day*
1624 – 1715
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Dunham
1588 – 1668
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elisha Dunham's Descendants

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Elisha Dunham (1 Sep 1687 – Bef. 10 Feb 1730) m. Temperance (Deene Stewart) * (1691 – 24 Apr 1757)
  1. 1. Mary (Cecelia) Dunham (02 Dec 1721 – 11 Jan 1815) m. Silvanus Freeman (7 Sep 1716 – 29 May 1776)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Freeman (1739 – 10/29/1802) m. Benjamin Lewis (14 September 1729 – 2 May 1800)
      1. 1. Benjamin Lewis (1755 – 31 Jul 1822)
      2. 2. Abigail Lewis (1760 – 14 Sep 1827) m. Nehemiah Beardsley (29 Aug 1761 – 1826)
        1. 1. Daniel Beardsley (25 Jan 1796 – )
        2. 2. John (Lewis) Beardsley (10 Feb 1800 – 13 Dec 1883)
        3. 3. David Beardsley (22 Jun 1801 – 6 Jul 1876)
        4. 4. Bennett Beardsley (16 Feb 1804 – 16 Nov 1831)
        5. 5. Obed (Henry) Beardslee (10 October 1806 – 19 March 1886) m. Lucena Beardslee (28 September 1813 – 12 August 1898)
        6. 6. Dr. (Nehemiah Beardsley) (Beardslee) (1 Aug 1809 – 13 Dec 1885)
        7. 7. Abigail Beardsley (1811 – Unknown)
        8. 8. Phebe Beardsley (11 Feb 1812 – )
      3. 3. Freeman Lewis (Feb 1764 – 1830)
      4. 4. Agur Lewis (Jul 1765 – 30 Sep 1853)
      5. 5. Huldah Lewis (Nov 1765 – 6 Jun 1858)
      6. 6. Mary Lewis (Abt 1772 – 17 Sep 1817)
      7. 7. Daniel Lewis (Apr 1776 – 24 Nov 1848)
      8. 8. polly (lewis) curtis (abt 1777 – 1 January 1852)
      9. 9. Betsey Lewis (abt 1778 – )
      10. 10. Adonijah Lewis (1779 – 1820)
    2. 2. Elisha Freeman (2 Jan 1741 – 4 Mar 1744)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Freeman (19 Feb 1741 – 19 Feb 1830)
    4. 4. Temperance Freeman (1 May 1745 – 28 Sep 1842)
    5. 5. Sarah (Dunham) Freeman (15 Nov 1749 – 26 Mar 1851)
    6. 6. John Freeman (30 Dec 1751 – 25 Apr 1777)
    7. 7. Mary (Sarah) Freeman (27 Feb 1754 – 23 Apr 1795)
    8. 8. Kezia (Presbury) Freeman (10 Dec 1756 – 9 Mar 1810)
    9. 9. Silvanus Freeman (10 Aug 1759 – 16 March 1816)
    10. 10. Eleanor Freeman (11 May 1761 – probably early)
    11. 11. Tryphena Freeman (17 Aug 1763 – 22 Apr 1856)

Elisha Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1687
1 Sep 1687
Birth of Elisha Dunham in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
1730
Bef. 10 Feb 1730
Age 43
Death of Elisha Dunham in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1687
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 10 Feb 1730
    Event Place: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut
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