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Gideon Dunham 1710–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

Death Date: April 27, 1762

Death Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Jonathan Dunham

Mother: Esther (Huxford)

Spouse(s): Mary (Lewis)

Children(s): Salathiel Dunham, Sylvanus Dunham, Mary Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Barnabus Dunham, Cornelius Dunham, Gideon Dunham

Gideon Dunham was born in 1710 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Johnathan Dunham And Esther Norton Huxford. Gideon Dunham married Mary Lewes Lewis, and had children including Barnabus Dunham, Cornelius Dunham, Gideon Dunham, Mary Dunham, Salathiel Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Sylvanus Dunham. Gideon Dunham passed away in 1762 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Gideon Dunham was born in 1710 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, the child of Jonathan Johnathan Dunham And Esther Norton Huxford.
  • Gideon Dunham married Mary Lewes Lewis, and had children including Barnabus Dunham, Cornelius Dunham, Gideon Dunham, Mary Dunham, Salathiel Dunham, Sarah Dunham, Sylvanus Dunham.
  • Gideon Dunham passed away in 1762 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Dunham
1658–1711
Birth Location: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Esther (Huxford)
1662–1724
Birth Location: Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Lewis)
1700–1762
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Salathiel Dunham
1757–1841
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Sylvanus Dunham
1742–1818
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Mary Dunham
1732–
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Sarah Dunham
1734–
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
SD
Barnabus Dunham
1736–
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
BD
Cornelius Dunham
1740–1819
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
CD
Gideon Dunham
1748–
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Gideon Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Gideon Dunham
1710–1762
Birth Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan (Johnathan) Dunham
1658–1711
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Esther (Norton) (Huxford)
1662–1724
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan Dunham
1615–1692
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands (Leydon, Zuid, South Holland, Netherlands)
Dorothy (Mary) Daye
1624–1715
Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Dunham
1587–1668
Susanna Kenney)
1586–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gideon Dunham's Descendants

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Gideon Dunham (1710–April 27, 1762) m. Mary (Lewes) (Lewis) (August 16, 1700–August 26, 1762)
  1. 1. Salathiel Dunham 1757–1841 m. Lucy Steward 1748–1847
    1. 1. Electa Dunham 1788–1843 m. Spencer Hungerford 1789–1871
      1. 1. Lucy (M.) Hungerford 1819–1890
      2. 2. Charlotte Hungerford 1828–1890
      3. 3. Mary (Amanda) Hungerford 1821–1894
      4. 4. Chauncey Hungerford 1815–1880 m. Arminda House 1818–
        1. 1. Arabella Hungerford 1844–
        2. 2. Spencer Hungerford 1846–
        3. 3. Eva Hungerford 1851–
        4. 4. Hinch Hungerford 1854–
        5. 5. Minnie Hungerford 1858–
        6. 6. Hernando Hungerford 1839–
        7. 7. Mortimer Hungerford 1841–
      5. 5. Julia (Ann) Hungerford 1813–1894
      6. 6. William Hungerford 1823–1893
      7. 7. Edward Hungerford 1817–1891
      8. 8. Amanda (M.) Hungerford 1810–1890
      9. 9. Lewis Hungerford 1811–1882 m. Laura ? 1825–
      10. 10. Laura (L.) Hungerford 1825–1881
    2. 2. James Dunham 1805–1880
    3. 3. Laura Dunham 1792–
    4. 4. John Dunham 1785–1848
    5. 5. Alfred Dunham 1797–1851
  2. 2. Sylvanus Dunham 1742–1818
  3. 3. Mary Dunham 1732–
  4. 4. Sarah Dunham 1734–
  5. 5. Barnabus Dunham 1736–
  6. 6. Cornelius Dunham 1740–1819
  7. 7. Gideon Dunham 1748–

Gideon Dunham's Timeline

4 Records

1686
May 6, 1686
Birth of Gideon Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
1710
1710
Birth of Gideon Dunham in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
1762
September 27, 1762
Age 52
Death of Gideon Dunham in Dukes, Massachusetts or Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
Dukes, Massachusetts or Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
1762
April 27, 1762
Age 52
Death of Gideon Dunham in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 6, 1686
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 27, 1762
    Event Place: Dukes, Massachusetts or Southington, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 27, 1762
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut
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