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John Davis Dunham 1793–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1793

Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, United States

Death Date: 11 Apr 1880

Death Location: Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States

Father: Hezekiah DUNHAM

Mother: Mary Davis

Spouse(s): Anne Pettis

Children(s): John Dunham, Mary Dunham, Catherine Dunham, Celestia Dunham, Celia Dunham, Cyrena Dunham, Paulina Dunham, Frances Dunham

In 1793, John Davis Dunham entered the world in Saratoga, New York, United States, born to Hezekiah E Dunham And Mary Davis. John Davis Dunham married Anne Cathrine Pettis, and had children including Catherine Cordelia Dunham, Celestia Rockwell Dunham, Celia Ann Dunham, Cyrena Helena Dunham, Frances Jane Dunham, John Hezekiah Dunham, Mary Melissa Dunham, Paulina Dunham. John Davis Dunham passed away in 1880 in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1793, John Davis Dunham entered the world in Saratoga, New York, United States, born to Hezekiah E Dunham And Mary Davis.
  • John Davis Dunham married Anne Cathrine Pettis, and had children including Catherine Cordelia Dunham, Celestia Rockwell Dunham, Celia Ann Dunham, Cyrena Helena Dunham, Frances Jane Dunham, John Hezekiah Dunham, Mary Melissa Dunham, Paulina Dunham.
  • John Davis Dunham passed away in 1880 in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hezekiah DUNHAM
1745–1810
Birth Location: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Davis
1750–1813
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Anne Pettis
1798–1873
Birth Location: Alburg, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

John Dunham
1824–1902
Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, United States
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Mary Dunham
1820–1826
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Catherine Dunham
1822–1906
Birth Location: –
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Celestia Dunham
1827–1909
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Celia Dunham
1831–1934
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Cyrena Dunham
1834–1914
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Paulina Dunham
1835–1835
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Frances Dunham
1840–1842
Birth Location: Pike, Illinois, United States
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John Dunham's Ancestors

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John Dunham
1793–1880
Birth Place: Saratoga, New York, United States
Parents
Hezekiah E DUNHAM
1745–1810
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Davis
1750–1813
Grandparents
Samuel Dunham
1722–1789
Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Lord) Waitsill
1725–1782
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Dunham
1677–1742
Rebecca Norton
1683–1783
Ephraim Lord
1709–1736
Mary Dunham
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dunham's Descendants

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John (Davis) Dunham (1 Jan 1793–11 Apr 1880) m. Anne (Cathrine) Pettis (2 Mar 1798–9 Sep 1873)
  1. 1. John (Hezekiah) Dunham 1824–1902 m. Clarissa (Mina) Redfield 1828–1924
    1. 1. Horace (Edwin Sr.) DUNHAM 1853–1891 m. Mary (Adelaide) DAVIS 1853–1924
      1. 1. Charles (Irving) DUNHAM 1887–1957 m. Rose (Dorothy) FRIEDRICHS 1886–1978
        1. 1. Cecelia (Elizabeth) DUNHAM 1918–1981 m. Harold (James) Burke 1918–1986
        2. 2. Rose (M) Dunham 1918–
        3. 3. Marcella Dunham 1923–
        4. 4. Charlie Dunham 1926–
        5. 5. Sister (Mary Jose, Rose Mary) DUNHAM 1917–1996
        6. 6. Frederick (Edwin) DUNHAM 1920–1920
        7. 7. Marcella (Margaret) DUNHAM 1922–2000
        8. 8. Charles (Roger L) DUNHAM 1925–1995
      2. 2. Edna (Inez Dot) DUNHAM 1877–1959 m. John ('Jack' F Jr.) ESSLER 1871–1944
        1. 1. Dorothy ESSLER 1903–1903
        2. 2. Avis ('Ruth') ESSLER 1905– m. Adelbert (Delbert Edmond) WOODS 1897–1972
        3. 3. Inez ESSLER 1906–1906
      3. 3. John (Leon) DUNHAM 1880–1954 m. Maude SIBLEY 1884–
      4. 4. Horace (Edwin Jr.) DUNHAM 1883–1941
      5. 5. Eben (Roger) DUNHAM 1885–1969 m. Marjorie RYAN 1892–
        1. 1. John (D) DUNHAM 1908–1908
        2. 2. Roger (Joseph Edward) Dunham 1916–
        3. 3. Mabel (Gertrude) Dunham 1918–
        4. 4. Barbara (J) Dunham 1922–
    2. 2. Emma (Elvira) Dunham 1846–1863 m. Joseph Barnum 1839–1870
    3. 3. Francis (Jane) Dunham 1849–1906 m. Samuel (Asbury) FENTON 1847–1935
      1. 1. Alice Fenton 1871–1929 m. Judd (Edmond twin) PETTIS 1871–
        1. 1. Bessie PETTIS 1892–1894
        2. 2. Asbury (Ernest) PETTIS 1896–1904
        3. 3. Jay (Irving) PETTIS 1899–1899
        4. 4. Ralph (Edmond) PETTIS 1900–1900
        5. 5. Frances (Joyce) PETTIS 1902–1902
        6. 6. Vivian (May) PETTIS 1904–1904
        7. 7. Judd (Juddie Ray) PETTIS 1906–1906
        8. 8. Lenore (E) Pettis 1908–
        9. 9. Harvard (Edwin) PETTIS 1908–1985
        10. 10. Edward (Elwood) PETTIS 1911–1989
      2. 2. Alice Fenton 1872–
      3. 3. Alice Fenton 1872–
      4. 4. Alice Fenton 1872–
      5. 5. Bessie Fenton 1874–
      6. 6. Irving (Swan) FENTON 1878–1956
      7. 7. Edward (Asbury) FENTON 1882–1940
      8. 8. Ralph (Dunham) FENTON 1886–
      9. 9. Delia (May) Fenton 1890–1959
      10. 10. Sara (Cordelia May) Fenton 1890–1959
    4. 4. Caroline (Cordelia) Dunham 1851–1935 m. Christopher (Irving) Swan 1850–1918
      1. 1. Burr (Harrison) Swan 1876–1927
      2. 2. Frances (A) SWAN 1878–
      3. 3. John (Edward) Swan 1880–1930
      4. 4. Mina (Redfield) Swan 1886–1913
      5. 5. Edwin Swan 1896–1896
    5. 5. Mary (Eva) Dunham 1859–1933
  2. 2. Mary (Melissa) Dunham 1820–1826
  3. 3. Catherine (Cordelia) Dunham 1822–1906
  4. 4. Celestia (Rockwell) Dunham 1827–1909
  5. 5. Celia (Ann) Dunham 1831–1934
  6. 6. Cyrena (Helena) Dunham 1834–1914
  7. 7. Paulina Dunham 1835–1835
  8. 8. Frances (Jane) Dunham 1840–1842

John Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1793
1 Jan 1793
Birth of John Davis Dunham in Saratoga, New York, United States
Saratoga, New York, United States
1880
11 Apr 1880
Age 87
Death of John Davis Dunham in Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1793
    Event Place: Saratoga, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Newburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
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