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Temperance Baxter 1646–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1646

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1715

Death Location: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Gorham

Mother: Desire Gorham

Spouse(s): Edward II

Children(s): Thankful Sturgis

Temperance Baxter was born in 1646 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Gorham And Desire Gorham. Temperance Baxter married Edward Sturgis Ii, and had children including Thankful Sturgis. Temperance Baxter passed away in 1715 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Temperance Baxter was born in 1646 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of John Gorham And Desire Gorham.
  • Temperance Baxter married Edward Sturgis Ii, and had children including Thankful Sturgis.
  • Temperance Baxter passed away in 1715 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Temperance Baxter's Ancestors

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Temperance Baxter
1646–1715
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
John Gorham
1619–1676
Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Gorham
1624–1683
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Howland
1591–1672
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Howland
1607–1687
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Temperance Baxter's Descendants

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Temperance Baxter (5 May 1646–12 March 1715) m. Edward (Sturgis) II (10 May 1642–December 1678)
  1. 1. Thankful Sturgis 1675–1745 m. Peter Thacher 1665–1736
    1. 1. Sarah Thacher 1709–1762 m. George Lewis 1704–1757
      1. 1. Anna Gorham –1796
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Gorham 1728–1796
      3. 3. Josiah Lewis 1745–1795
      4. 4. John Lewis 1731–1781
      5. 5. Temperance Lewis 1747–
      6. 6. Susannah Lewis 1749–1841
      7. 7. Thankful Lewis 1734–
      8. 8. James Lewis 1753–1773
      9. 9. Sarah Lewis 1737–1785
      10. 10. Temperance Lewis 1743–1744
      11. 11. Temperance Lewis 1739–1739
      12. 12. Thankful Lewis 1729–1729
    2. 2. Peter Thacher 1695–
    3. 3. Thacher 1703–
    4. 4. Hannah Thacher 1715–1748
    5. 5. Thankful Thacher 1694–1768
    6. 6. Temperance Thacher 1711–1736
    7. 7. Peter Thacher 1712–1775

Temperance Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1646
5 May 1646
Birth of Temperance Baxter in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1715
12 March 1715
Age 69
Death of Temperance Baxter in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1646
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1715
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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