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Mary "Polly" Gorham 1771–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1771

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America

Death Date: Nov 1850

Death Location: Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joseph Gorham

Mother: Mary Grey

Spouse(s): Joseph (Convers)

Children(s): Abigail Converse, Polly Converse, Phebe Converse

The story of Mary "Polly" Gorham began in 1771 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America. Mary "Polly" Gorham married Joseph Converse Convers, and had children including Abigail Converse, Phebe Converse, Polly Converse. Mary "Polly" Gorham passed away in 1850 in Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary "Polly" Gorham began in 1771 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America.
  • Mary "Polly" Gorham married Joseph Converse Convers, and had children including Abigail Converse, Phebe Converse, Polly Converse.
  • Mary "Polly" Gorham passed away in 1850 in Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Gorham
1741–1779
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Mary Grey
1746–1825
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Joseph (Convers)
1770–1802
Birth Location: Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
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Children(s)

Abigail Converse
1793–
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Polly Converse
1792–
Birth Location: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Phebe Converse
1796–1870
Birth Location: Minnesota
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Mary Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Mary Gorham
1771–1850
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Parents
Joseph Gorham
1741–1779
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Mary (Sturgis) Grey
1746–1825
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Gorham's Descendants

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Mary ("Polly") Gorham (12 May 1771–Nov 1850) m. Joseph (Converse) (Convers) (8 Aug 1770–1802)
  1. 1. Abigail Converse 1793–
  2. 2. Polly Converse 1792–
  3. 3. Phebe Converse 1796–1870 m. Isaac Gray 1793–1853
    1. 1. Henry (P) Gray 1832–1919
    2. 2. Joshua (C) Gray 1814–1880
    3. 3. Melissa Gray 1822–1908
    4. 4. Eliza (A) Gray 1829–1901 m. George (W) Baldwin 1833–1913
      1. 1. Stanton (G.) Baldwin 1869–
      2. 2. Eugene (H. (Wesley)) Baldwin 1862–1908
    5. 5. Mary Gray 1823–1899 m. Henry (Holland) Knight 1828–1888
      1. 1. Emma (Louise) Knight 1849–1888
    6. 6. Amos (Nixon) Gray 1825–1902
    7. 7. Egbert (Howland) Gray 1821–1884
    8. 8. Alonzo (Gamtrell) Gray 1818–1852
    9. 9. Abbie Gray 1827– m. John Hoover 1824–1898
      1. 1. Eva Hoover 1869–1955
      2. 2. Frank Hoover 1854–
      3. 3. Creighton (R) Hoover 1861–1915

Mary Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1771
12 May 1771
Birth of Mary "Polly" Gorham in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America
1850
Nov 1850
Age 79
Death of Mary "Polly" Gorham in Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1771
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1850
    Event Place: Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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