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Joseph Dunham 1796–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1796

Birth Location: Royalton, VT

Death Date: 31 October 1864

Death Location: Almoral, IA

Father: Jesse Dunham

Mother: Lois Hatch

Spouse(s): Paulina Joiner

Children(s): Francis Dunham, Joseph Dunham, Abbie Dunham, Lois Dunham, Laura Dunham, James Dunham, Joseph Sr, Buel Dunham

Joseph Dunham was born in 1796 in Royalton, VT, the child of Jesse Dunham And Lois Hatch. In 1850, Joseph Dunham resided in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA. In 1860, Joseph Dunham resided in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA. Joseph Dunham married Paulina Joiner, and had children including Abbie Eliza Dunham, Buel Goodsell Pier Dunham, Francis Willis Dunham, James Harvey Dunham, Joseph Albert Dunham, Joseph Bicknel Dunham Sr, Laura Allen Dunham, Lois Hatch Dunham. Joseph Dunham passed away in 1864 in Almoral, IA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Dunham was born in 1796 in Royalton, VT, the child of Jesse Dunham And Lois Hatch.
  • In 1850, Joseph Dunham resided in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph Dunham resided in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Dunham married Paulina Joiner, and had children including Abbie Eliza Dunham, Buel Goodsell Pier Dunham, Francis Willis Dunham, James Harvey Dunham, Joseph Albert Dunham, Joseph Bicknel Dunham Sr, Laura Allen Dunham, Lois Hatch Dunham.
  • Joseph Dunham passed away in 1864 in Almoral, IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Dunham
1756–1845
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Lois Hatch
1757–1798
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Paulina Joiner
1800–1871
Birth Location: Vermont
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Children(s)

Francis Dunham
1830–1868
Birth Location: Manchester, Iowa
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Joseph Dunham
1827–1831
Birth Location: –
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Abbie Dunham
1839–1866
Birth Location: –
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Lois Dunham
1824–1825
Birth Location: Royalton, VT
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Laura Dunham
1826–1827
Birth Location: Royalton
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James Dunham
1833–1842
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Sr
1835–1906
Birth Location: Bakersfield, Franklin County, Vermont, United States of America
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Buel Dunham
1842–1864
Birth Location: Royalton, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America
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Joseph Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dunham
1796–1864
Birth Place: Royalton, VT
Parents
Jesse Dunham
1756–1845
Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Lois Hatch
1757–1798
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Ebenezer Dunham
1719–1775
Pymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Lydia Perry
1725–1787
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isreal Dunham
1689–1726
Joanna Rickard
1691–1767
William Perry
1694–1732
Lydia Barnaby
1702–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1652–1726
James Barnaby
1670–1726
Joanna Harlow
1669–1725

Joseph Dunham's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Dunham (13 Oct 1796–31 October 1864) m. Paulina Joiner (23 December 1800–October 1871)
  1. 1. Francis (Willis) Dunham 1830–1868 m. Anna (Mary) Start 1835–1915
    1. 1. George (Willes) Dunham 1857–1938 m. Effie (May) Blair 1859–1938
      1. 1. Francis (Blair) Dunham 1885–1951 m. Josephine Lien 1888–1962
        1. 1. Frances (Louise) Dunham 1917–1974
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ruth) Dunham 1916–2010 m. William (Judd) Ryan 1918–1987
        3. 3. Dorothy (Ann) Dunham 1915–1923
      2. 2. George (Harold) Dunham 1886–1961 m. Bessie (Marie) McGee 1890–1976
        1. 1. Richard (Blair) Dunham 1921–2006 m. Lou (Ella) Allen 1920–2003
        2. 2. Jean (Elizabeth) Dunham 1913–1993 m. Clark (B.) Davis 1909–1988
        3. 3. Helen (McGee) Dunham 1917–2012 m. Howard (Taylor) Shelly 1916–2007
      3. 3. Anna (Laura) Dunham 1889–1950 m. Donald (John) Taylor 1886–1929
        1. 1. Laura Taylor 1918–2010 m. Donald (James) Byers 1913–2000
        2. 2. George (Dunham) Taylor 1920–1984 m. Betty (Ann) Bridge 1931–2016
        3. 3. Catherine (Carter) Taylor 1925–2005 m. Glen (Emil Lundsgaard) Nielsen 1918–2010
    2. 2. Mary (Louise) Dunham 1859–1863
    3. 3. Laura (Ellen) Dunham 1864–1954 m. Charles (Henry) Barrett 1859–1946
      1. 1. Charles (Sanborn) Barrett 1902–1994 m. Dorothy (A) Adams 1903–1995
        1. 1. Curtis (Adams) Barrett 1941–1941
      2. 2. George (Dunham) Barrett 1894–1909
  2. 2. Joseph (Albert) Dunham 1827–1831
  3. 3. Abbie (Eliza) Dunham 1839–1866 m. William (Henry) Keeling 1835–
  4. 4. Lois (Hatch) Dunham 1824–1825
  5. 5. Laura (Allen) Dunham 1826–1827
  6. 6. James (Harvey) Dunham 1833–1842
  7. 7. Joseph (Bicknel Dunham) Sr 1835–1906 m. Lucy Bridges 1839–1921
    1. 1. Joseph (Buel) Dunham 1864–1932 m. Adelia (Alta) Cox 1885–1947
      1. 1. Jeanette (Bernice) Dunham 1917–2000 m. Clyde (Ivan) Scovel 1911–1981
        1. 1. Shirley (Jeane) Scovel 1938–1996 m. Robert (Eugene) Ross 1935–2020
    2. 2. Francis (Henry) Dunham 1878–1957 m. Martha ((Mattie) Jane) Cox 1881–1956
      1. 1. Marjorie (Ethel) Dunham 1909–1987 m. William (Dale) Garrison 1903–1971
    3. 3. Ethel (L) Dunham 1881–1969 m. Joseph (B) Bywater 1879–1966
      1. 1. Robert (R D) Bywater 1913–1992 m. Mildred (Goldena) Klopp 1911–1960
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Jean) Bywater 1935–2008 m. Peter (Dominique) Laxalt 1931–2010
        2. 2. Roberta (Joan) Bywater 1937–2010
    4. 4. Mertie (Mae) Dunham 1873–1969 m. Lucien (Burton) Smith 1868–1918
      1. 1. Harold (Dunham) Smith 1899–1972 m. Cornelia (Adriana) Clousing 1904–2001
        1. 1. Robert (Dunham) Smith 1933–2005
      2. 2. Helen (Ethel) Smith 1901–
  8. 8. Buel (Goodsell Pier) Dunham 1842–1864

Joseph Dunham's Timeline

4 Records

1796
13 Oct 1796
Birth of Joseph Dunham in Royalton, VT
Royalton, VT
1850
1850
Age 54
Joseph Dunham resided here in Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
1860
1860
Age 64
Joseph Dunham resided here in Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
1864
31 October 1864
Age 68
Death of Joseph Dunham in Almoral, IA
Almoral, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1796
    Event Place: Royalton, VT
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Bakersfield, Franklin, Vermont; Roll: 924; Page: 64b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oneida, Earlville, Delaware, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Oneida, Delaware, Iowa; Roll: M653_318; Page: 104; Family History Library Film: 8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1864
    Event Place: Almoral, IA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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