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Gershom Palmer 1644 – 1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1644

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 27 Sep 1718

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Father: Walter Palmer

Mother: Rebecca Short

Spouse(s): Ann Denison

Children(s): William Palmer, George Palmer

Gershom Palmer was born in 1644 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short. Gershom Palmer married Ann Denison, and had children including William Palmer, George Palmer. Gershom Palmer passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Gershom Palmer was born in 1644 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, the child of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short.
  • Gershom Palmer married Ann Denison, and had children including William Palmer, George Palmer.
  • Gershom Palmer passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

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Gershom Palmer's Ancestors

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Gershom Palmer
1644 – 1718
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
Walter Palmer
1585 – 1661
Dorset, England
Rebecca Short
1612 – 1671
England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gershom Palmer's Descendants

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Gershom Palmer (16 Jun 1644 – 27 Sep 1718) m. Ann Denison (20 May 1649 – 17 Nov 1706)
  1. 1. William Palmer (25 Apr 1676 – 1729) m. Grace Miner (Sep 1683 – )
    1. 1. Wait Palmer (27 May 1711 – 1798) m. Mary Brown (28 Nov 1703 – 10 June 1793)
      1. 1. Wait Palmer (5 May 1728 – 18 Oct 1785)
      2. 2. Amos Palmer (27 Aug 1729 – 4 Jan 1797) m. Mary York (abt 1729 – )
        1. 1. Uriah Palmer (1753 – )
        2. 2. Asahel Palmer (22 Jan 1755 – )
        3. 3. Stephen Palmer (22 Aug 1758 – 31 Dec 1834)
        4. 4. Boswell Palmer (1762 – )
        5. 5. Phineas Palmer (19 Oct 1765 – )
        6. 6. Amos Palmer
        7. 7. Joel Palmer
        8. 8. Ziba Palmer
        9. 9. Ezra Palmer
        10. 10. Benjamin Palmer
        11. 11. Ezra Palmer
        12. 12. Desire Palmer
        13. 13. Comfort Palmer
        14. 14. Polly Palmer
        15. 15. Ellen Palmer
  2. 2. George Palmer (29 May 1680 – 28 May 1728) m. Hannah Palmer (31 May 1694 – 25 Jan 1739)
    1. 1. Zebulos Palmer (4 Feb 1712 – )
    2. 2. Christopher Palmer (13 Feb 1712 – 2 May 1790) m. Esther Prentice (16 Dec 1713 – Oct 1782)
      1. 1. Eunice Palmer (18 May 1732 – ) m. John Kimball
      2. 2. Esther Palmer (25 Mar 1734 – )
      3. 3. Christopher Palmer (10 Oct 1735 – 4 Nov 1818)
      4. 4. Abel Palmer (16 Jan 1737 – )
      5. 5. George Palmer (20 Dec 1738 – )
      6. 6. Sarah Palmer (22 Nov 1740 – )
      7. 7. Othniel Palmer (13 Feb 1743 – )
      8. 8. Lucy Palmer (18 Sep 1745 – 1 Nov 1815) m. Preserved Kellogg (25 Oct 1742 – 6 Nov 1833)
        1. 1. Saxton Kellogg (25 Mar 1769 – 14 Apr 1836)
        2. 2. Sherman Kellogg (25 Mar 1775 – 4 Sep 1848)
        3. 3. Elisha Kellogg (15 Jan 1780 – 11 Mar 1813)
      9. 9. Ruhamah Palmer (7 Sep 1747 – )
      10. 10. Michael Palmer (20 Nov 1752 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Palmer (16 Aug 1717 – 12 Apr 1791) m. Zipporah Billings (1715 – ) m. Elizabeth Stevens (1720 – 1770)
    4. 4. George Palmer (6 Sep 1719 – 15 Dec 1809)
    5. 5. Gershom Palmer (12 Oct 1725 – )
    6. 6. Tzebulon Palmer

Gershom Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1644
16 Jun 1644
Birth of Gershom Palmer in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
1718
27 Sep 1718
Age 74
Death of Gershom Palmer in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1644
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1718
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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