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William B. Gorham 1766–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT. 1766

Birth Location: Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Robertson Co., Tennessee

Father: Thomas Gorham

Mother: Margaret Cotton

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Children(s):

In 1766, William B. Gorham entered the world in Virginia, Colonial America, born to Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton. William B. Gorham passed away in 1850 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1766, William B. Gorham entered the world in Virginia, Colonial America, born to Thomas J Gorham And Margaret Taylor Cotton.
  • William B. Gorham passed away in 1850 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gorham's Ancestors

Self
William Gorham
1766–1850
Birth Place: 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

William Gorham's Timeline

3 Records

1766
ABT. 1766
Birth of William B. Gorham in Virginia, Colonial America
Virginia, Colonial America
1827
1827
Age 61
Death of William B. Gorham in Logan Co., Kentucky
Logan Co., Kentucky
1850
1850
Age 84
Death of William B. Gorham in Robertson Co., Tennessee
Robertson Co., Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT. 1766
    Event Place: Virginia, Colonial America
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Logan Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Robertson Co., Tennessee
    Record Source: Thomas Gorham Paper

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