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Gershom Dunham 1790–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1790

Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Gershom Dunham

Mother: Mary Clark

Spouse(s): Mary Clark

Children(s):

Gershom Dunham was born in 1790 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Gershom Dunham And Mary Clark. Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark. Gershom Dunham passed away in 1850 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Gershom Dunham was born in 1790 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Gershom Dunham And Mary Clark.
  • Gershom Dunham married Mary Clark.
  • Gershom Dunham passed away in 1850 in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States.

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Gershom Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Gershom Dunham
1790–1850
Birth Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Gershom Dunham
1672–1739
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Clark
1672–1740
Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Jonathan (Dunham) Reverend
1632–1717
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Cobb
1637–1677
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hanniel Clark
1650–1718
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Gutterson
1660–1726
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
JOHN DUNHAM
1589–1666
Abigail Barlow
1600–1669
Henry Cobb
1596–1679
Patience Hurst
1611–1648
Edward CLARK
1622–1710
Dorcas BOSWORTH
1626–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
THOMAS DENHAM
1560–1652
JANE BROMLEY
1562–1656
James Hurst
1590–1657
Catherine Thurston
1589–1670
Edward Clark
1596–1675
Mary Johnson
1604–1694
Hanniel Bosworth
1614–1683
Abigail Scott
1612–1684

Gershom Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1790
18 Jul 1790
Birth of Gershom Dunham in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
1850
1850
Age 60
Death of Gershom Dunham in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1790
    Event Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for Seamen's Certificates for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792-1863
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1804
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for Seamen's Certificates for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792-1863

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Seamen's Protection Certificates, 1792-1869, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for Seamen's Certificates for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792-1863

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

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