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James Henry Isham 1856–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1856

Birth Location: Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 October 1934

Death Location: Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA

Father: Joshua Isham

Mother: Christianatowne Messer

Spouse(s): Julia Rouse

Children(s): Howard Isham

In 1856, James Henry Isham entered the world in Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, born to Joshua Henry Isham And Christianatowne Messer. James Henry Isham married Julia Elizabeth Rouse, and had children including Howard Fuller Isham. James Henry Isham passed away in 1934 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, James Henry Isham entered the world in Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, born to Joshua Henry Isham And Christianatowne Messer.
  • James Henry Isham married Julia Elizabeth Rouse, and had children including Howard Fuller Isham.
  • James Henry Isham passed away in 1934 in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Isham
1831–1897
Birth Location: Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH, New Hampshire, USA
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Christianatowne Messer
1831–1882
Birth Location: Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouses(s)

Julia Rouse
1854–1931
Birth Location: Wellsboro, Tioga Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Howard Isham
1889–1965
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie Co., IA, Iowa, USA
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James Isham's Ancestors

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James Isham
1856–1934
Birth Place: Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joshua Henry Isham
1831–1897
Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH, New Hampshire, USA
Christianatowne Messer
1831–1882
Alstead, Cheshire Co., NH, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
James (Fuller) Isham
1801–1874
Harriet Wood
1801–1886
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Isham
1769–1861
Huldah Carpenter
1772–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jedediah Carpenter
1732–1815
Mary Peck
1738–1823

James Isham's Descendants

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James (Henry) Isham (25 March 1856–29 October 1934) m. Julia (Elizabeth) Rouse (6 November 1854–10 July 1931)
  1. 1. Howard (Fuller) Isham 1889–1965 m. Laura (wilkinson) Ware 1888–1982
    1. 1. Howard (Fuller) Isham 1920–2011 m. Patricia (Jane) Isham 1927–2014

James Isham's Timeline

2 Records

1856
25 March 1856
Birth of James Henry Isham in Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1934
29 October 1934
Age 78
Death of James Henry Isham in Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1856
    Event Place: Fitchburg, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 October 1934
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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