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Sanford Gorham 1764–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 16 Apr 1816

Death Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Father: Thomas Gorham

Mother: Margaret Cotton

Spouse(s): Hannah Cavendish

Children(s): Susan Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Aaron Gorham, Sanford Gorham, Thornton Gorham, William Gorham, Harvey Gorham

In 1764, Sanford Gorham entered the world in Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton. Sanford Gorham married Hannah Cavendish, and had children including Aaron Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Harvey Taylor Gorham, Sanford Gorham, Susan Gorham, Thomas Richard Gorham, Thornton F Gorham, William Gorham. Sanford Gorham passed away in 1816 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1764, Sanford Gorham entered the world in Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America, born to Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton.
  • Sanford Gorham married Hannah Cavendish, and had children including Aaron Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Harvey Taylor Gorham, Sanford Gorham, Susan Gorham, Thomas Richard Gorham, Thornton F Gorham, William Gorham.
  • Sanford Gorham passed away in 1816 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gorham
1740–1814
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Margaret Cotton
1745–1817
Birth Location: Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Cavendish
1775–1875
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Susan Gorham
1808–1880
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Gorham
1811–
Birth Location: –
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Aaron Gorham
1806–
Birth Location: –
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Sanford Gorham
1798–1882
Birth Location: Kentucky, US
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Thornton Gorham
1815–1883
Birth Location: –
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William Gorham
1798–1856
Birth Location: –
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Harvey Gorham
1797–
Birth Location: –
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Sanford Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Sanford Gorham
1764–1816
Birth Place: Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Thomas J. Gorham
1740–1814
Virginia, USA
Margaret (Taylor) Cotton
1745–1817
Fairfax, Colonial America, Colonial Virginia
Grandparents
Mary Kirkham
1708–1814
Bath, Somerset, England
William Cotton
1709–1788
Prince William Co., VA
Mary Taylor
1725–1788
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Kirkham
1674–
Elizabeth Parkinson
1678–
John Rev
1661–1728
Susanna Whitley
1680–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sanford Gorham's Descendants

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Sanford Gorham (1764–16 Apr 1816) m. Hannah Cavendish (Nov 1775–6 Nov 1875)
  1. 1. Susan Gorham 1808–1880
  2. 2. Thomas (Richard) Gorham 1811–
  3. 3. Aaron Gorham 1806–
  4. 4. Sanford Gorham 1798–1882
    1. 1. Francis (M.) Gorham 1849–
    2. 2. Thomas (J.) Gorham 1840–
    3. 3. Mary Gorham 1838–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Gorham 1829–
    5. 5. John (C.) Gorham 1832–
  5. 5. Thornton (F.) Gorham 1815–1883
  6. 6. William Gorham 1798–1856
  7. 7. Harvey (Taylor) Gorham 1797–

Sanford Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Sanford Gorham in Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America
Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America
1816
16 Apr 1816
Age 52
Death of Sanford Gorham in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper
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