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Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham 1661–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1661

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 2 Aug 1744

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John Captain

Mother: Desire Howland

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The story of Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham began in 1661 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham passed away in 1744 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham began in 1661 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham passed away in 1744 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Lydia Gorham's Ancestors

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Lydia Gorham
1661–1744
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
John Jos Gorham King Phillips War Captain
1620–1676
Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Howland
1627–1683
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Ralph Gorham
1575–1643
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Stephenson
1579–1642
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1661
11 Nov 1661
Birth of Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1744
2 Aug 1744
Age 83
Death of Lydia (m. Thacher) Gorham in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1661
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1744
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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