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Josiah Gorham 1692–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1692

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America

Death Date: 1 Apr 1775

Death Location: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Gorham

Mother: Sarah Gorham

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Josiah Gorham was born in 1692 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Joseph Gorham And Sarah Gorham. Josiah Gorham passed away in 1775 in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Josiah Gorham was born in 1692 in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America, the child of Joseph Gorham And Sarah Gorham.
  • Josiah Gorham passed away in 1775 in Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts.

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Josiah Gorham's Ancestors

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Josiah Gorham
1692–1775
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Parents
Joseph Gorham
1653–1726
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Sarah Gorham
1655–1739
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Capt (John) Gorham
1619–1675
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Howland
1623–1683
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Gorham
1575–1642
Margaret Stephenson
1579–1637
John Howland
1591–1672
Elizabeth Tilley
1609–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gorham
1550–1576
Agnes Bernington
1561–1603
Henry Howland
1566–1635
Ann
1567–1629
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan Hurst
1567–1621

Josiah Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1692
2 Dec 1692
Birth of Josiah Gorham in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
1775
1 Apr 1775
Age 83
Death of Josiah Gorham in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1692
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1775
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts, Colonial America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ancient Cemetery, Yarmouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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