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Elizabeth Gorham 1680–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island

Death Date: 17 April 1746

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

Father: Jabez Gorham

Mother: Hannah Sturgis

Spouse(s): Shubael Esq., (Pirate) II

Children(s): Capt. Sr.

Elizabeth Gorham was born in 1680 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, the child of Jabez Gorham And Hannah Sturgis. Elizabeth Gorham married Pirate William Downs Ii, Shubael Baxter Esq, and had children including Capt Richard Baxter Sr. Elizabeth Gorham passed away in 1746 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Gorham was born in 1680 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, the child of Jabez Gorham And Hannah Sturgis.
  • Elizabeth Gorham married Pirate William Downs Ii, Shubael Baxter Esq, and had children including Capt Richard Baxter Sr.
  • Elizabeth Gorham passed away in 1746 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Gorham
1656–1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Sturgis
1654–1736
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Shubael Esq.
1687–1741
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
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(Pirate) II
1670–1706
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Capt. Sr.
1713–1783
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
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Elizabeth Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Gorham
1680–1746
Birth Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
Parents
Jabez Gorham
1656–1725
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Sturgis
1654–1736
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Edward Sturgis
1613–1695
Woodnesborough, Kent, England
Elizabeth Hinckley
1617–1691
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Ann Lacy
1584–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Gorham's Descendants

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Elizabeth Gorham (1680–17 April 1746) m. Shubael (Baxter) Esq. (1687–12 April 1741) m. (Pirate) (William Downs) II (1670–26 Feb 1706)
  1. 1. Capt. (Richard Baxter) Sr. 1713–1783 m. Jane (Jenny "J.J.") Baxter 1710–1768
    1. 1. Thankful Baxter 1735–1821 m. Deacon (Joseph V.) Hallett 1736–1809
      1. 1. Jane Hallett 1763–1837 m. Edward Baker 1806–1808 m. Joseph Berry 1767–1848
        1. 1. Josephus (A.) BAKER 1803–1883 m. Marietta Collins 1813–

Elizabeth Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Elizabeth Gorham in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
1746
17 April 1746
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Gorham in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1746
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
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