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Gershom Dunham 1672–1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1672

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 02 Nov 1739

Death Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Rev. Sr.

Mother: Mary Dunham

Spouse(s): Mary Clark

Children(s): Mary Dunham

Gershom Dunham was born in 1672 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Rev Jonathan Dunham Sr And Mary Cobb Dunham. Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark, and had children including Mary Dunham. Gershom Dunham passed away in 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Gershom Dunham was born in 1672 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Rev Jonathan Dunham Sr And Mary Cobb Dunham.
  • Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark, and had children including Mary Dunham.
  • Gershom Dunham passed away in 1739 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Sr.
1632–1717
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
RS
Mary Dunham
1637–1680
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Clark
1672–1740
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
MC

Children(s)

Mary Dunham
1694–1779
Birth Location: Plymouth, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
MD

Gershom Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Dunham
1672–1739
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rev. Jonathan Dunham* Sr.
1632–1717
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary ((Cobb)) Dunham
1637–1680
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abigail Barlow
1590–1669
Netherlands
Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1570–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Barlow
1540–1590

Gershom Dunham's Descendants

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Gershom Dunham (1672–02 Nov 1739) m. Mary Clark (1672–1740)
  1. 1. Mary Dunham 1694–1779 m. James Covell 1687–1762
    1. 1. James (P Covell) IV 1714–1776 m. Mehitable Nickerson 1708–1761 m. Margaret Finley 1724–1802
      1. 1. Captain (Samuel) Covell 1745–1822 m. Jerusha Hall 1750– m. Anna Mack 1750–1816
        1. 1. Druscilla Covell 1772–1847 m. Reuben Wiley 1764–1830
        2. 2. George Covell –1850
        3. 3. Samuel Covell 1772–1793
        4. 4. Harvey Covell 1791–1831
        5. 5. Jerusha Covell 1774–1849
        6. 6. Lucretia Covell 1794–
        7. 7. James Covell 1769–
      2. 2. Hannah Covel 1739–1781
      3. 3. Joseph Covel 1737–1737
      4. 4. Mehitable Covel 1727–1781
      5. 5. Ruth Covell 1729–1760
      6. 6. Drusilla Covel 1732–1810
      7. 7. Constant Covel 1744–1781
      8. 8. James Covel 1742–1798
      9. 9. Margaret Covell 1771–1842
      10. 10. Ezra Covell 1746–1834
      11. 11. Philip Covell 1767–1807
      12. 12. David Covell 1758–1850
      13. 13. Jonathan Covell 1760–1823
      14. 14. Eliphalet Covell 1756–1834
      15. 15. John Covell 1752–1821
      16. 16. Abigail Covell 1754–1832
      17. 17. Ephraim Covell 1759–1841
      18. 18. Matthew (Mathias) Covell 1762–1813
      19. 19. James ((Twins)) Covell 1764–1840
      20. 20. Mary ((Twins)) Covell 1764–1838
      21. 21. Edward Covell 1766–1790
      22. 22. James Covell 1756–1844
      23. 23. Ezra (M Covell) (Covil) 1746–1793
    2. 2. Hannah (Thankful) Covell 1720–1760
    3. 3. Joseph Covel 1720–
    4. 4. James Covel 1725–1807
    5. 5. Lydia Covell 1736–
    6. 6. Ebenezer Covel 1727–1806
    7. 7. Sarah Covel 1739–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Covell 1718–1779
    9. 9. Joseph Covell 1735–1778
    10. 10. Jethro Covell 1724–1803
    11. 11. Micajah Covell 1722–1789
    12. 12. Philip Covell 1726–1781
    13. 13. Eliphalet Covell 1728–1776
    14. 14. Timothy Covell 1730–1812
    15. 15. Matthew Covell 1732–1758
    16. 16. Mary Covell 1716–1779

Gershom Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1672
1672
Birth of Gershom Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
1739
02 Nov 1739
Age 67
Death of Gershom Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1672
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
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