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Nathaniel Gorham 1709–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1709

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 24 December 1761

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Stephen Gorham

Mother: Elizabeth Gardner

Spouse(s): Mary Soley

Children(s): Nathaniel Gorham, Mary Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham

The story of Nathaniel Gorham began in 1709 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. Nathaniel Gorham married Mary Soley, and had children including Elizabeth Gorham, Mary Gorham, Nathaniel Gorham. Nathaniel Gorham passed away in 1761 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nathaniel Gorham began in 1709 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Nathaniel Gorham married Mary Soley, and had children including Elizabeth Gorham, Mary Gorham, Nathaniel Gorham.
  • Nathaniel Gorham passed away in 1761 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nathaniel Gorham's Ancestors

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Nathaniel Gorham
1709–1761
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Stephen Gorham
1683–1743
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Gardner
1683–1763
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Gorham) Jr
1651–1715
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Otis
1654–1733
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
James (Gardner) I
1664–1723
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Pinkham
1663–1696
Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
(Captain) Gorham
1620–1676
Desire Howland
1623–1683
John Otis
1622–1684
Mary Jacob
1632–1699
Richard Gardner
1622–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Gorum
1575–1642
John Howland
1602–1672
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
John Otis
1600–
Nicolas Jacob
1604–1657
Mary Gilman
1604–1681

Nathaniel Gorham's Descendants

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Nathaniel Gorham (3 May 1709–24 December 1761) m. Mary Soley (1717–12 May 1800)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Gorham 1738–1796
  2. 2. Mary Gorham –1803
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gorham 1745–1822 m. John Leighton 1740–1784
    1. 1. Elizabeth Leighton 1776–1871 m. Benjamin Lee 1765–1828
      1. 1. Emily Lee 1815–1864 m. Daniel Tyler 1799–1882
        1. 1. Augustus (Cleveland) Tyler 1851–1908
        2. 2. Alfred (Lee Tyler) Sr 1834–1907
        3. 3. Mary (Law) Moore 1840–1916
        4. 4. Edmund (Leighton) Tyler 1838–1906
        5. 5. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Tyler 1836–1896 m. Charles Caron 1826–1883
      2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1801–1865
      3. 3. Mary Lee 1805–1839
      4. 4. Thomas Lee 1798–1866
      5. 5. Benjamin Lee 1809–1809
      6. 6. Pitt Lee 1804–1804
      7. 7. Alfred Lee 1807–1887
      8. 8. Constantine Lee 1819–1819
      9. 9. Edmund Lee 1810–1836

Nathaniel Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1709
3 May 1709
Birth of Nathaniel Gorham in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1761
24 December 1761
Age 52
Death of Nathaniel Gorham in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1709
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 65
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1761
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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