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James Dunham 1720–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 03 Sep 1795

Death Location: North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Gideon Dunham

Mother: Desire Case

Spouse(s): Dinah Candee

Children(s): Cornelius Dunham, Pamelia Dunham, Salathiel Dunham, Isaac Dunham, Theophilus Dunham, Desire Dunham, Elizabeth Dunham, Cynthia Dunham, James Dunham

In 1720, James Dunham entered the world in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Gideon Dunham And Desire Case. James Dunham married Dinah Candee, and had children including Cornelius Dunham, Cynthia Dunham, Desire Dunham, Elizabeth Dunham, Isaac Dunham, James Dunham, Pamelia Dunham, Salathiel Dunham, Theophilus Dunham. James Dunham passed away in 1795 in North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, James Dunham entered the world in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Gideon Dunham And Desire Case.
  • James Dunham married Dinah Candee, and had children including Cornelius Dunham, Cynthia Dunham, Desire Dunham, Elizabeth Dunham, Isaac Dunham, James Dunham, Pamelia Dunham, Salathiel Dunham, Theophilus Dunham.
  • James Dunham passed away in 1795 in North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Dunham
–1762
Birth Location: –
GD
Desire Case
1690–1730
Birth Location: Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
DC

Spouses(s)

Dinah Candee
1727–1794
Birth Location: Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
DC

Children(s)

Cornelius Dunham
1763–1835
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
CD
Pamelia Dunham
1761–
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
PD
Salathiel Dunham
1753–1841
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
SD
Isaac Dunham
1765–1821
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
ID
Theophilus Dunham
1758–1758
Birth Location: Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
TD
Desire Dunham
1757–1758
Birth Location: Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
DD
Elizabeth Dunham
1751–
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
ED
Cynthia Dunham
1761–1770
Birth Location: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
CD
James Dunham
1754–1758
Birth Location: Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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James Dunham's Ancestors

Self
James Dunham
1720–1795
Birth Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Gideon Dunham
–1762
Desire Case
1690–1730
Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Jonathan (Dunham) II
1661–1711
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Esther Norton
1663–1783
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, British America
John Case
1650–
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Norton1
1610–1690
Elizabeth Isaac1
1612–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph gf--P\W
1588–1642
Elizabeth ggm
1590–1622

James Dunham's Descendants

1.
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James Dunham (1720–03 Sep 1795) m. Dinah Candee (1727–20 Nov 1794)
  1. 1. Cornelius Dunham 1763–1835 m. Lucy Willey 1765–1851
    1. 1. Clarissa Dunham 1792–1869 m. Minor Savage 1790–1861
      1. 1. Amanda Savage 1826–1887 m. David (Judson) Parker 1822–1906
      2. 2. Cornelius (Dunham) Savage 1833–1878 m. Emma (Jane) Blanchard 1840–1914
        1. 1. Dunham (Cornelius) Savage 1861–1924 m. Julia (Anna) Carson 1861–1920
        2. 2. Marilla Savage 1860–
        3. 3. Amanda Savage 1866–
        4. 4. Alta Savage 1859–
        5. 5. Hannah Savage 1859–
      3. 3. Lucina (Catlin) Savage 1823–1860 m. Theodore Everest 1815–1902
      4. 4. Jerusha (P) Savage 1824–1855 m. David (Judson) Parker 1822–1906
      5. 5. Catherine Savage 1825–1892
      6. 6. Daniel Savage 1827–1899 m. Marion (J) Lindsay 1829–1905
      7. 7. Reuben (Aylesworth) Savage 1829–1888 m. Emma (Jane) Carpenter 1836–1912
      8. 8. Saxton Savage 1831–1896 m. Johanna Sullivan 1830–1890
      9. 9. John (H) Savage 1833–1909 m. Sarah Turrill 1843–1893
        1. 1. Durward Savage 1872–1902
        2. 2. Adeline Savage 1865–1954
        3. 3. Ethel (L) Savage 1882–1890
        4. 4. Elmer Savage 1885–1942 m. Anna Burton 1888–
        5. 5. Cornelius Savage 1881–1922
        6. 6. Burton Savage 1868–1893
        7. 7. George (A) Savage 1864–1959
      10. 10. Lucy (D) Savage 1835–1905 m. Adam Anderson 1800–
      11. 11. William (Obed) Savage 1837–1903 m. Jenette Renton 1830–1902
    2. 2. Cynthia Dunham 1801–1841
    3. 3. Hiram Dunham 1814–1834
    4. 4. Jerusha Dunham 1789–1849
    5. 5. Royal Dunham 1796–1880
    6. 6. Charlotte Dunham 1803–1863
    7. 7. Harriet Dunham 1793–1862
  2. 2. Pamelia Dunham 1761–
  3. 3. Salathiel Dunham 1753–1841
  4. 4. Isaac Dunham 1765–1821
  5. 5. Theophilus Dunham 1758–1758
  6. 6. Desire Dunham 1757–1758
  7. 7. Elizabeth Dunham 1751–
  8. 8. Cynthia Dunham 1761–1770
  9. 9. James Dunham 1754–1758

James Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Dunham in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1795
03 Sep 1795
Age 75
Death of James Dunham in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 July 2019, 02:22), entry for James Dunham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L659-T1M
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Dunham, 03 Sep 1795; citing , reference 35; FHL microfilm 3,354.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Dunham, 03 Sep 1795; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,118.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Pamela Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cornelius Dunham, 28 Apr 1763; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Elizabeth Dunham, 01 Sep 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for James Dunham, 24 Nov 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cynthia Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Theophilus Dunham, 28 Nov 1758; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Salathiel Dunham, 22 Mar 1753; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Desire Dunham, 11 Feb 1757; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Isaac Dunham, 23 Feb 1765; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Sep 1795
    Event Place: Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 July 2019, 02:22), entry for James Dunham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L659-T1M
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), James Dunham, 1795; Burial, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Dunham, 03 Sep 1795; citing , reference 35; FHL microfilm 3,354.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Dunham, 03 Sep 1795; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,118.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Pamela Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cornelius Dunham, 28 Apr 1763; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Elizabeth Dunham, 01 Sep 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for James Dunham, 24 Nov 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cynthia Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Theophilus Dunham, 28 Nov 1758; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Salathiel Dunham, 22 Mar 1753; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Desire Dunham, 11 Feb 1757; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Isaac Dunham, 23 Feb 1765; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 14 July 2019, 02:22), entry for James Dunham(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L659-T1M
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), James Dunham, 1795; Burial, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Mountain View Cemetery; citing record
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), James Dunham, 03 Sep 1795; citing Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,118.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Pamela Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cornelius Dunham, 28 Apr 1763; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Elizabeth Dunham, 01 Sep 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for James Dunham, 24 Nov 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Cynthia Dunham, 28 Mar 1761; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Theophilus Dunham, 28 Nov 1758; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Salathiel Dunham, 22 Mar 1753; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Desire Dunham, 11 Feb 1757; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 February 2018), James Dunham in entry for Isaac Dunham, 23 Feb 1765; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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