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Gershom Dunham 1672–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1739

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jonathan Dunham

Mother: Mary Cobb

Spouse(s): Rebecca Norton, Rebecca Norton, Mary Clark

Children(s): Samuel Dunham, Paul Dunham, Seth Dunham, Mary Dunham, Jethro Dunham, David Dunham, Matilda Dunham, Rebecca Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Daniel Dunham, Jacob Dunham, Persis Dunham, Mary Dunham

Gershom Dunham was born in 1672 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Dunham And Mary Cobb. Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark, Rebecca Norton, and had children including Daniel Thomas Dunham, David Dunham, Jacob Dunham, Jethro Dunham, Mary Dunham, Matilda Dunham, Paul Dunham, Persis Dunham, Rebecca Dunham, Samuel Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Seth Dunham. Gershom Dunham passed away in 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Gershom Dunham was born in 1672 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathan Dunham And Mary Cobb.
  • Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark, Rebecca Norton, and had children including Daniel Thomas Dunham, David Dunham, Jacob Dunham, Jethro Dunham, Mary Dunham, Matilda Dunham, Paul Dunham, Persis Dunham, Rebecca Dunham, Samuel Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Seth Dunham.
  • Gershom Dunham passed away in 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

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Gershom Dunham's Ancestors

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Gershom Dunham
1672–1739
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathan Dunham
1632–1717
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Cobb
1637–1677
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gershom Dunham's Descendants

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Gershom Dunham (1672–1739) m. Rebecca Norton (3 Feb 1683–AFT 1 AUG 1741) m. Rebecca Norton (03 Feb 1683–03 Feb 1783) m. Mary Clark (15 Jul 1680–Jun 1742)
  1. 1. Samuel Dunham 1719–1779 m. Esther Lyman 1718–1799
    1. 1. Daniel Dunham 1744–1822
  2. 2. Paul Dunham 1716–
  3. 3. Seth Dunham 1714–1799
  4. 4. Mary Dunham 1694–1779
  5. 5. Jethro Dunham 1700–1743
  6. 6. David Dunham 1698–1746 m. Sarah Clifford 1705–1737
    1. 1. Gershom Dunham 1736–1768
    2. 2. Abigail Dunham 1731–
    3. 3. Sarah Dunham 1733–1765
    4. 4. John Dunham 1729–1784
    5. 5. David Dunham 1724–
    6. 6. David Dunham 1723–1806
    7. 7. Mary Dunham 1723–1737
  7. 7. Matilda Dunham 1703–1787
  8. 8. Rebecca Dunham 1707–1774
  9. 9. Sarah Dunham 1709–1768
  10. 10. Daniel (Thomas) Dunham 1711–1797
  11. 11. Jacob Dunham 1727–1775
  12. 12. Persis Dunham 1713–1773
  13. 13. Mary Dunham 1715–1788

Gershom Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Gershom Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
1739
1739
Age 67
Death of Gershom Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6527.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 10
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23905.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: of MA
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6527.009; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

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