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Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse 1727–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 NOV 1727

Birth Location: Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 22 JAN 1805

Death Location: Redding, CT

Father: Gershom Morehouse

Mother: Sarah Hill

Spouse(s): Anna Sanford

Children(s): Ruth Morehouse, Peter Morehouse, Ezra Morehouse, William Morehouse, Aaron Morehouse, Jane Morehouse, Anna Morehouse, Hill Morehouse, Lucy Morehouse, Betty Morehouse, Elizabeth Morehouse, Polly Morehouse, Tabitha Morehouse

The story of Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse began in 1727 in Fairfield, CT. Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse married Anna Sanford, and had children including Aaron Morehouse, Anna Morehouse, Betty Morehouse, Elizabeth Morehouse, Ezra Morehouse, Hill Morehouse, Jane Morehouse, Lucy Morehouse, Peter Morehouse, Polly Morehouse, Ruth Morehouse, Tabitha Morehouse, William Morehouse. Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse passed away in 1805 in Redding, CT.

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  • The story of Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse began in 1727 in Fairfield, CT.
  • Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse married Anna Sanford, and had children including Aaron Morehouse, Anna Morehouse, Betty Morehouse, Elizabeth Morehouse, Ezra Morehouse, Hill Morehouse, Jane Morehouse, Lucy Morehouse, Peter Morehouse, Polly Morehouse, Ruth Morehouse, Tabitha Morehouse, William Morehouse.
  • Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse passed away in 1805 in Redding, CT.

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Gershom Morehouse's Ancestors

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Gershom Morehouse
1727–1805
Birth Place: Fairfield, CT
Parents
Gershom Morehouse
1703–1768
Sarah Hill
1701–
Grandparents
John Morehouse
1675–1727
Fairfield, Farfield Co., CT
Ruth Barlow
1669–
Faifield, CT
John Hill
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morehouse
1637–1687
Rebecca Odell
1642–1696
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Morehouse
1585–1658
Isabel Keeler
1625–1658
William Odell
1601–1676
Rebecca Brown
1606–1674
John Barlow
1599–1674
Ann Ward
–1684
Robert Lockwood
1599–1658
Susanna Norman
1616–1661

Gershom Morehouse's Descendants

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Gershom ((Capt.)) Morehouse (5 NOV 1727–22 JAN 1805) m. Anna Sanford (15 FEB 1731/32–27 JUL 1822)
  1. 1. Ruth Morehouse
  2. 2. Peter Morehouse 1749–1766
  3. 3. Ezra Morehouse 1754–
  4. 4. William Morehouse 1756– m. Ruth Guire 1756–1796 m. Sarah Mallory 1763–
    1. 1. Olive Morehouse 1779–1812 m. Daniel ((Capt.)) Sanford 1776–1857
      1. 1. David Sanford 1799–1860 m. Esther Staples
      2. 2. Emily Sanford 1809–1906 m. Alonson Coley
    2. 2. Peter Morehouse 1781–1828 m. Ruth Osborn m. Ruth Osborn 1782–
    3. 3. Charles Morehouse 1785–
    4. 4. Tabitha Morehouse 1788– m. Thomas Olmstead
    5. 5. Aaron Morehouse 1795–
  5. 5. Aaron Morehouse 1758–1833 m. Urania Starr 1769–1830
    1. 1. Starr (Hill) Morehouse 1788–
    2. 2. Flora Morehouse 1789–
    3. 3. Betsey Morehouse 1793–
    4. 4. Anna Morehouse 1795–
    5. 5. William Morehouse 1797–
    6. 6. Almira Morehouse
    7. 7. Charles Morehouse 1802– m. Fidelia Starr m. Anna Morehouse 1802–
      1. 1. Cornelius (Starr) Morehouse m. Eliza Kimberley –1899
        1. 1. Mary (Louise) Morehouse 1856– m. Edwin (Stevens (Rev.)) Lines
      2. 2. Julia Morehouse
      3. 3. Fidelia (Starr) Morehouse
    8. 8. Amelia Morehouse
    9. 9. George Morehouse
  6. 6. Jane Morehouse 1760– m. Daniel Osborn
  7. 7. Anna Morehouse 1763–
  8. 8. Hill Morehouse 1765–
  9. 9. Lucy Morehouse 1767– m. Unknown Morgan
  10. 10. Betty Morehouse 1769–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Morehouse 1771– m. Unknown Goodsell
  12. 12. Polly Morehouse 1774– m. Unknown Barnard
  13. 13. Tabitha Morehouse 1752– m. Ephraim Sanford 1750–1806

Gershom Morehouse's Timeline

2 Records

1727
5 NOV 1727
Birth of Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse in Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, CT
1805
22 JAN 1805
Age 78
Death of Gershom (Capt.) Morehouse in Redding, CT
Redding, CT

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1727
    Event Place: Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1805
    Event Place: Redding, CT

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