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Silas Gorham 1813–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln)

Death Date: 1845

Death Location: the ocean, lost at sea

Father: Josiah Gorham

Mother: Martha Leeman

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Silas Gorham was born in 1813 in Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln), the child of Josiah Gorham And Martha Leeman. Silas Gorham passed away in 1845 in the ocean, lost at sea.

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Biography

  • Silas Gorham was born in 1813 in Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln), the child of Josiah Gorham And Martha Leeman.
  • Silas Gorham passed away in 1845 in the ocean, lost at sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Gorham
1760–1849
Birth Location: Hardwick, Massachusetts (Worcester)
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Martha Leeman
1782–1859
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Silas Gorham
1813–1845
Birth Place: Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln)
Parents
Josiah Gorham
1760–1849
Hardwick, Massachusetts (Worcester)
Martha Leeman
1782–1859
Grandparents
Stephen Gorham
1735–1806
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Sarah Freeman
1737–1820
Falmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Gorham
1692–1775
Priscilla Sears
1701–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Gorham
1653–1726
Sarah Sturgis
1656–1739
Joseph Sears
1675–1750
Hannah Hall
1680–1753

Silas Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1813
1813
Birth of Silas Gorham in Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln)
Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln)
1845
1845
Age 32
Death of Silas Gorham in the ocean, lost at sea
the ocean, lost at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Edgecomb, Maine (Lincoln)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: the ocean, lost at sea
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