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Stephen Gorham 1683–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1683

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1743

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Mary Otis

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gardner

Children(s): Lydia Swain, Lois Macy, Sarah Hussey, Susannah Gorham, Josiah Gorham, Elizabeth Russell, Mary Gardner, Nathaniel Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Barnabas Gorham, Eunice Gardner, Zaccheus Gorham

Stephen Gorham was born in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Gorham Jr And Mary Otis. Stephen Gorham married Elizabeth Gardner, and had children including Barnabas Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham Bunker Russell, Eunice Gorham Gardner, Josiah Gorham, Lois Macy, Lydia Swain, Mary Gorham Gardner, Nathaniel Gorham, Sarah Hussey, Stephen Gorham, Susannah Gorham, Zaccheus Gorham. Stephen Gorham passed away in 1743 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Gorham was born in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Gorham Jr And Mary Otis.
  • Stephen Gorham married Elizabeth Gardner, and had children including Barnabas Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham Bunker Russell, Eunice Gorham Gardner, Josiah Gorham, Lois Macy, Lydia Swain, Mary Gorham Gardner, Nathaniel Gorham, Sarah Hussey, Stephen Gorham, Susannah Gorham, Zaccheus Gorham.
  • Stephen Gorham passed away in 1743 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Stephen Gorham's Ancestors

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Stephen Gorham
1683–1743
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
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
Grandparents
(Captain) (John) Gorham
1620–1676
Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Desire Howland
1623–1683
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
John Otis
1622–1684
Barnstable, Devon
Mary Jacob
1632–1699
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gorham
1550–1576
Lady Benham
1552–1603
Henry Howland,
1564–1635
Margaret Ayers
1575–1629
Edward Gilman
1587–1681
Mary Clark
1590–1681

Stephen Gorham's Descendants

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Stephen Gorham (23 June 1683–1743) m. Elizabeth Gardner (1683–22 July 1763)
  1. 1. Lydia Swain 1729–1765
  2. 2. Lois Macy 1727–1804
  3. 3. Sarah Hussey 1711–1748
  4. 4. Susannah Gorham 1705–1777
  5. 5. Josiah Gorham 1723–
  6. 6. Elizabeth ((Gorham) Bunker) Russell 1718–1772
  7. 7. Mary ((Gorham)) Gardner –1780
  8. 8. Nathaniel Gorham 1709–1761 m. Mary Soley 1717–1800
    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
        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
  9. 9. Stephen Gorham 1722–
  10. 10. Barnabas Gorham 1715–
  11. 11. Eunice ((Gorham)) Gardner 1720–1790
  12. 12. Zaccheus Gorham 1717–

Stephen Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1683
23 June 1683
Birth of Stephen Gorham in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
1743
1743
Age 60
Death of Stephen Gorham in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-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: 1743
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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