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Gershom Whitehead 1712–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Father: Nathaniel Whitehead

Mother: Elizabeth Bulkeley

Spouse(s): Sarah Burr, Martha Morehouse

Children(s): Gershom Whitehead, Elizabeth Whitehead, Charity Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Jehiel Whitehead

Gershom Whitehead was born in 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Nathaniel Whitehead And Elizabeth Bulkeley. Gershom Whitehead married Martha Morehouse, Sarah Burr, and had children including Charity Whitehead, Elizabeth Whitehead, Gershom Whitehead, Jehiel Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead. Gershom Whitehead passed away in 1754 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

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Biography

  • Gershom Whitehead was born in 1712 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Nathaniel Whitehead And Elizabeth Bulkeley.
  • Gershom Whitehead married Martha Morehouse, Sarah Burr, and had children including Charity Whitehead, Elizabeth Whitehead, Gershom Whitehead, Jehiel Whitehead, Joseph Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead.
  • Gershom Whitehead passed away in 1754 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Whitehead
1690–1762
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Bulkeley
1694–1730
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Burr
1710–
Birth Location: Newtown, Farfield Co., CT
SB
Martha Morehouse
1711–1759
Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield Co., CT
MM

Children(s)

Gershom Whitehead
1753–1792
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Elizabeth Whitehead
1747–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Charity Whitehead
1744–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
CW
Sarah Whitehead
1736–1738
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
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Joseph Whitehead
1738–
Birth Location: Greenfield, CT
JW
Sarah Whitehead
1739–1741
Birth Location: Greenfield, CT
SW
Jehiel Whitehead
1742–1794
Birth Location: Greenfield, CT
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Gershom Whitehead's Ancestors

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Gershom Whitehead
1712–1754
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Nathaniel Whitehead
1690–1762
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1694–1730
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Grandparents
John Bulkeley
1642–1707
Concord, MA
Esther Burr
1642–1707
Of Fairfield, Fairfield, Ct
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bulkeley
1617–1658
Sarah Jones
1620–1682
Jehu Burr
1631–1692
Mary Ward
1634–1664
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Bulkeley
1582–1658
Jane Allen
1587–1626
John Jones
1591–1664
Sarah Unknown
1599–1650
Jehue Burr
1600–1672
Elizabeth Cable
1600–
Andrew Ward
1597–1659
Hester Sherman
1606–1665

Gershom Whitehead's Descendants

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Gershom Whitehead (1712–1754) m. Sarah Burr (24 JAN 1710/11–UNKNOWN) m. Martha Morehouse (26 JAN 1711/12–1759)
  1. 1. Gershom Whitehead 1753–1792
  2. 2. Elizabeth Whitehead 1747– m. Nathan Hill 1731–1794
    1. 1. John Hill 1767–
  3. 3. Charity Whitehead 1744– m. Daniel Sherwood 1746–
    1. 1. Stephen Sherwood 1770– m. Rebecca Wakeman 1774–
      1. 1. Louisa Sherwood
      2. 2. Arita Sherwood
      3. 3. Miranda Sherwood
      4. 4. Stephen Sherwood
      5. 5. Walter Sherwood
      6. 6. Wakeman Sherwood
      7. 7. Alvah Sherwood
    2. 2. Abigail Sherwood 1769–1788
    3. 3. Daniel Sherwood 1772–
    4. 4. Charity Sherwood 1772–
    5. 5. John Sherwood 1774–
    6. 6. Sarah Sherwood 1777–1782
    7. 7. Burr Sherwood 1779–1782
  4. 4. Sarah Whitehead 1736–1738
  5. 5. Joseph Whitehead 1738–
  6. 6. Sarah Whitehead 1739–1741
  7. 7. Jehiel Whitehead 1742–1794 m. Elizabeth Unknown –1764 m. Sarah Unknown 1743–1799
    1. 1. Sarah Whitehead 1768–1844 m. Stephen Wakeman 1761–1852
      1. 1. Stephen Wakeman 1790–1855 m. Rachel VanDeventer 1798–
        1. 1. Isaac (VanDeventer) Wakeman 1818–1890 m. Sarah (P.) Griswold 1820–1861 m. Cornelia (J.) Turner 1834–
        2. 2. James (Adams) Wakeman 1821–1864 m. Lucy (J.) Griswold 1821–1879
        3. 3. Harvey (H.) Wakeman 1823– m. Mary (Jane) Patch –1867 m. Minerva Davis
        4. 4. Stephen (Clark) Wakeman 1825– m. Elizabeth Goodrich
        5. 5. Sarah (Maria) Wakeman 1828–1850 m. Chauncey Woolcott
        6. 6. Anna (Parmela) Wakeman 1831–1861
      2. 2. Charity Wakeman 1792–1844 m. Abraham VanDeventer 1792–1873
        1. 1. Isaac VanDeventer 1813–
        2. 2. Stephen (Wakeman) VanDeventer 1814–1887 m. Eliza McElwee 1814–
        3. 3. Charles VanDeventer 1816–
        4. 4. John VanDeventer 1818–
        5. 5. Anna VanDeventer 1821–1897
      3. 3. Parmela Wakeman 1794–
      4. 4. Abel Wakeman 1796–1817
      5. 5. Benjamin Wakeman 1798–1798
      6. 6. Salome Wakeman 1800–1883 m. Rosekrans Holmes 1797–1844
        1. 1. Charles (A.) Holmes 1820–1887 m. Betsey Brown m. Susie Reed
        2. 2. Helen (Ann) Holmes 1821– m. William Warner
        3. 3. Mary Holmes 1822–1827
        4. 4. Amanda (D.) Holmes 1824– m. L.P. Norton
        5. 5. Catherine Holmes 1826–1850
        6. 6. Sarah (E.) Holmes 1827– m. Robert Yerkes 1829–
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Holmes 1829–1880
        8. 8. Lucinda (C.) Holmes 1831–1891 m. Byron (C.) Whittaker
        9. 9. Alfred (W.) Holmes 1833– m. Lydia Devereaux
        10. 10. Hiram (R.) Holmes 1834– m. Jennie (R.) Blackwood 1855–
        11. 11. Lovisa (T.) Holmes 1837– m. Henry (W.) Norton 1837–
        12. 12. Dorinda (C.) Holmes 1837– m. Samuel Bassett 1836–
        13. 13. George (L.) Holmes 1841–
      7. 7. Ann Wakeman 1802–1843
      8. 8. Samuel Wakeman 1806–1882 m. Eliza Cargel –1886
        1. 1. Emma (G.) Wakeman 1854–1862
        2. 2. Ida Wakeman 1856– m. Henry Buell
        3. 3. Nellie (G.) Wakeman
        4. 4. Hattie Wakeman
      9. 9. Alfred Wakeman 1808–1891 m. Mary (Ann) Williams 1817–1872
        1. 1. John Wakeman 1836–1891
        2. 2. Stephen (A.) Wakeman 1838– m. Charlotte (E.) Moulster
        3. 3. Kate (A.) Wakeman 1839– m. Orren Marsh 1828–
        4. 4. Alfred (B.) Wakeman 1843– m. Jennie (M.) Foote
        5. 5. Cornelia (Elizabeth) Wakeman 1844– m. Edward (C.) Palmer m. David (J.) McClain
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Wakeman 1846–1892
        7. 7. Henry (M.) Wakeman 1849–1850
        8. 8. Helen (M.) Wakeman 1849–1850
        9. 9. Roderick (Adelbert) Wakeman 1851– m. Ella (J.) Pearl
      10. 10. Lucinda Wakeman 1810–1868 m. Henry (Hazard) Norton 1808–1874
        1. 1. Helen (Sarah) Norton 1839–1923
        2. 2. Henry (Gould) Norton 1840–1844
        3. 3. Henry (Holmes) Norton 1843–1869
        4. 4. Malcolm (Declair) Norton 1846– m. Ada (Caroline) Norton 1855–
        5. 5. Frances (Amelia) Norton 1849– m. Henry (F.) Lake 1843–
        6. 6. Horace (Wakeman) Norton 1852– m. Hattie Bailey 1855–
      11. 11. Caroline Wakeman 1812–1852 m. Matthew Rainforth
        1. 1. Miles Rainforth 1843–1844
        2. 2. Mary Rainforth 1845–1847
        3. 3. Helen Rainforth 1847–1848
    2. 2. Elizabeth Whitehead –1781
    3. 3. Abel Whitehead
    4. 4. Esther Whitehead 1766–1802 m. Jonathan Godfrey 1766–
    5. 5. Joseph Whitehead 1770–1855 m. Grace Jennings 1777–1863
      1. 1. Abby (Jane) Whitehead 1806–1896 m. Ebenezer Beers 1780–1868
        1. 1. Ebenezer Beers
      2. 2. Burr Whitehead 1797–1878 m. Paulina Unknown 1811–1876
      3. 3. Caroline Whitehead 1800–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Whitehead 1802–1808
      5. 5. Eliza Whitehead 1814–1861

Gershom Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Gershom Whitehead in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1754
1754
Age 42
Death of Gershom Whitehead in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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