John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Feb 1684 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Double Date
Parents
Father: Joseph Gorham (1654-1726)
Mother: Sarah Sturgis (1656-Bef 1738)
Lieutenant Colonel John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Dec 1709 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1750 - London, England
Burial:
Cause of Death: smallpox
Parents
Father: Shubael Gorham (1686-1746)
Mother: Mary Thacher (1687-1778)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Allyn (8 Jun 1713 - 25 Dec 1786) 2
Marriage: 9 Mar 1731 3
Status:
Notes
General:
Master of Cesar, at Cesar's filing of Intentions with Rheta, servant of David Gorham, 1749. [Right John Gorham? Doesn't directly fir the removal to Falmouth, Maine in 1742]Marriage Notes (Elizabeth Allyn)
Lieut. Col. of the 7th Mass. and Captain of the Second company during the Louisburg expedition.
Removed to Falmouth Maine, in 1742, spending much time attendding to his interests in Gorham. 2
15 children.
John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Aug 1680 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: 1729 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Gorham (1650-1707)
Mother: Hannah Huckins (1653-1728) 4
Spouses and Children
1. *Anne Brown (10 Sep 1673 - After 26 Feb 1730)
Marriage: 24 Feb 1706 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Matthias Gorham (1706-1784)
2. Mercy Gorham (1708-After 1773)
3. Desire Gorham (1710-1767)
4. Rose Gorham (1712-1781)
5. Elizabeth Gorham (1714-After 1751)
6. Anna Gorham (1717-1791)
Colonel John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Feb 1652 - Marshfield, Plymouth Colony 5
Baptism:
Death: 11 Nov 1715 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cobb's Hill cemetery, Barnstable
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain John Gorham (1621-1676) 6
Mother: Desire Howland (1625-1683)
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Otis (14 Mar 1653 - 1 Apr 1732)
Marriage: 24 Feb 1675 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. John Gorham (Est 1676- )
2. Temperance Gorham (1677-After 1756)
3. Mary Gorham (1680-1748)
4. Stephen Gorham (1683-1743)
5. Shubael Gorham (1686-1746)
6. John Gorham (1688-1769)
7. Thankful Gorham (1691-1732)
8. Job Gorham (1692-Cir 1762)
9. Mercy Gorham (1695-1782)
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Mary Otis)
HERE LYES THE BODY OF THE
HONOURED JOHN GORHAM, ESQ.
COLL. OF THE REGIMENT AND ONE
OF HIS MAJESTIES JUSTICES OF THE PIEASE
IN THE COUNTY OF BARNSTABLE, WHO
DEPARTED THIS LIFE, NOV. THE 11TH 1715,
IN THE 65TH YEAR OF HIS AGE.
Here Lyes a Valient Soldier and A Saint
A Judge, A Justice, Whom no Vice could taint
A Perfect Lover of His Countrys cause,
Their Lives, Religion, Properties and Laws,
Who in His Young, yea, very Youthful Years,
Took up His Sword, with Philip and His Peers,
And when that Prince and His black Regiment
Were all Subdued, He could not be content
to take ... West
But in a ... the rest
Here lyes likewise Interred
Beneath this Stone
MARY, Consort of the late
Colo JOHN GORHAM,
who died April 1st 1732.
The Sweet Remembrance of the Just
Shall flourish when they Sleep in Dust.
The original inscription is beneath.
Erected by his descendants; - P. C. BROOKS
SHEPHERD BROOKS, & FRANCIS BROOKS
1888
[details of life in Gorham History, p 518] 7
Children, in Barnstable
Temperance GORHAM b: 2 Aug 1678
Mercy GORHAM b: 1 Dec 1695
Mary GORHAM b: 18 Sep 1680
Stephen GORHAM b: 23 Jun 1683
Shobal GORHAM b: 2 Sep 1686
Syephen GORHAM b: 23 Jun 1683
Shubael GORHAM b: 2 Sep 1686
John GORHAM b: 28 Sep 1688 in Nantucket
John GORHAM b: 18 Jan 1676
Thankful GORHAM b: 15 Feb 1690
Job GORHAM b: 30 Aug 1692
(buchroeder)
John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Sep 1771
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jabez Gorham (Cir 1727-1806)
Mother: Mary Burbank (1730-1811)
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Freeman (19 Dec 1771 - 1854)
Marriage: 3 Sep 1795
Status:
John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1676 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Colonel John Gorham (1652-1715)
Mother: Mary Otis (1653-1732)
John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Jul 1735 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1 Apr 1755 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
Mother: Marcy Gray (1696-1775)
John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Sep 1688 - Nantucket
Baptism: 3 Mar 1689 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Death: 4 Oct 1769 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial: in Lothrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Colonel John Gorham (1652-1715)
Mother: Mary Otis (1653-1732)
Spouses and Children
1. *Patience Crocker (1692 - 25 Jan 1777)
Marriage: 1712 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Joseph Gorham (1713-Bef 1760)
2. Captain Benjamin Gorham (1715-1788)
Notes
General:
Occupation: Was a merchant engaged in the cod and whale fisheriesMarriage Notes (Patience Crocker)
Occupation: 1764 Sheriff of Barnstable County
Occupation: 1765 Justice of the Court of Common Pleas
stone:
Here lies buried the Body of
JOHN GORHAM Esq'r
who departed this Life
the 4th of October 1769
in the 82 year
of her age 7
Children, in Barnstable
Joseph GORHAM b: 1713
Benjamin GORHAM b: 1715
Ann GORHAM b: 1717
Deborah GORHAM b: 1718
John GORHAM b: 1720
Thankful GORHAM b: 1722
Mary GORHAM b: 1724
Nathaniel GORHAM b: 1726
Experience GORHAM b: 1728
Mercy GORHAM b: 1729
Naomi GORHAM b: 1731
Abigail GORHAM b: 1732
Prudence GORHAM b: 1734
Rachel GORHAM b: 1736
Captain John Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 28 Jan 1621 - Benefield, Northampton
Death: 5 Feb 1676 - Swansea, Plymouth colony
Burial: in Swansea, Plymouth colony
Cause of Death: fever
Events
• Alt. Baptism, , Benefield, Northampton in Benefield, Northampton
Parents
Father: Ralph Gorham (Est 1600- )
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Desire Howland (13 Oct 1625 - 13 Oct 1683)
Marriage: 6 Nov 1642 - Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Status:
Children:
1. Desire Gorham (1644-1700) 8
2. Temperance Gorham (1646-1715)
3. Elizabeth Gorham (1648- )
4. James Gorham (1650-1707)
5. Colonel John Gorham (1652-1715)
6. Joseph Gorham (1654-1726)
7. Jabez Gorham (1656-1725)
8. Mercy Gorham (1658- )
9. Lydia Gorham (1661-1744)
10. Hannah Gorham (1663-Cir 1728) 8
11. Shubael Gorham (1667-1750)
Notes
General:
Died fighting in King Phillip's WarMarriage Notes (Desire Howland)
[See History of Gorham, Maine, pp 516-8]
"In the distribution of the seven townships amonst the Narragansett soldiers, No. 7 was awarded to Capt. John Gorham and one hundred and nineteen others, to their heirs and assigns forever, according to the rules fixed by the General Court providing for descent or heirship."
[List of co-hiolders in Gorham History, Chap. 11]
" John Gorham came to this town from Marshfield in 1652, and purchased the house of Andrew Hallet, sr. He was a native of Benefield, Northamptonshire, where he was born in 1621. With Mr. Hallet's house he bought a part of his farm in Yarmouth and Barnstable, the grist mill at Stoney Cove, and carried on a tannery on the borders of the pond, below the residence of Patrick Keveney. He commanded the military company in town. In June, 1675, Captain Gorham and twenty-five men from Yarmouth "took up their first march for Mount Hope," and saw considerable service. In October he was appointed captain of the second company of Plymouth colony forces, was engaged in the sanguinary fight in the Swamp fort, December 19th, and died at Swansey, from fever contracted in consequence of exposure during that campaign, February 5, 1676, at the age of fifty-five years. He left a family of eleven children, from whom have descended the families in this and the neighboring towns. The Gorhams have been prominent in public affairs in both Yarmouth and Barnstable." - Deyo 9
John Taylor Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Jul 1786 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edward Gorham (1762-1822)
Mother: Abigail Taylor (1763-1820) 7
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 May 1857 - Harwich, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph J Gorham (1816-1888)
Mother: Mary Baker (1823- )
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Jul 1793 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 20 May 1858 - Harwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sally G Tripp (2 Jul 1793 - )
Marriage: 10 Feb 1813 - Harwich, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Children:
1. Joseph J Gorham (1816-1888)
2. Nathaniel T Gorham (1824-1907)
Notes
General:
s/o Joseph & Sally
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Apr 1681 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Gorham (1654-1726)
Mother: Sarah Sturgis (1656-Bef 1738)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah (Est 1684 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Gorham (1709- )
2. George Gorham (1711- )
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Mar 1689 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Baptism: 2 Jun 1689 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Death: Cir 1762 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Gorham (1650-1707)
Mother: Hannah Huckins (1653-1728) 4
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Feb 1654 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: 9 Jul 1726 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Burial: in Yarmouth Ancient cemetery 7
Cause of Death:
Events
• Will, , Yarmouth, Massachusetts in Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Captain John Gorham (1621-1676) 6
Mother: Desire Howland (1625-1683)
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Sturgis (1656 - Bef 3 Feb 1738)
Marriage: Est 1677
Status:
Children:
1. Sarah Gorham (1678-1705)
2. Joseph Gorham (1681- )
3. Samuel Gorham (1682- )
4. John Gorham (1684- )
5. Desire Gorham (1685-1749)
6. Isaac Gorham (1687- )
7. Hezekiah Gorham (1689- )
8. Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 May 1728 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
Mother: Marcy Gray (1696-1775)
Major Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 May 1725 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 20 Jul 1790 - Calais, France
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Shubael Gorham (1686-1746)
Mother: Mary Thacher (1687-1778)
Notes
General:
Military Service: 1758 Captain
Military Service: 1759 Quebec
Military Service: 1761 Major in the regular British Army
Military Service: 1762 Havana
Military Service: 1782 Lt. Govenor of New Foundland
Marriage 1 Ann Spry b: 1739
Married: 29 DEC 1764 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage 2 Elizabeth Hunter
Married: JUN 1787 in Saint Martin's in the Field, Westminster, London, England
Children
Joseph William Gorham b: 25 SEP 1765 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst Gorham b: SEP 1766 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Hume Gorham b: 28 OCT 1768 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary Gorham b: 1769 in Barbados
Anna Gorham b: 1771
Charlotte Spry Gorham b: 16 NOV 1772 in Gorham Hall, Luneburgh, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Gorham b: 1774 in West Lavington, Wiltshire, England
James Wolf Gorham b: 1778
Benjamin Gorham b: 1780
Lydia Gorham b: 1782
Abigail Gorham b: 1784
(del_hamm)
Joseph Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 26 Aug 1713 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Bef Jan 1760 - Norwalk, Connecticut
Burial:
Cause of Death: smallpox
Parents
Father: John Gorham (1688-1769)
Mother: Patience Crocker (1692-1777)
Spouses and Children
1. *Abigail Lovell (14 Oct 1719 - Bef Feb 1760)
Marriage: 8 Dec 1737 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Abigail Lovell)
Children
Theodate Gorham
Joseph Gorham (2) b: ABT 1738 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
John Gorham (2) b: ABT 1739 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Daniel Gorham b: ABT 1740 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Deborah Gorham b: ABT 1746 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Susannah Gorham b: 18 JUN 1747 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Abigail Gorham (2) b: 10 MAR 1749 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Rachel Gorham b: 19 SEP 1760
(shadoerose)
Joseph F Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Apr 1839 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph F Gorham (1803-1881)
Mother: Sally Robbins (Est 1805- )
Notes
General:
Navy enlistment, jul 1863 Boston
Joseph F Gorham
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1803 - Bangor, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 9 Aug 1881 - Rochester, Massachusetts 12
Burial:
Cause of Death: Bright's disease
Events
• Alt Birth, , Barnstable, Massachusetts in Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Prince Gorham (Est 1770- )
Mother: Rebecca (Est 1770- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Prudence Gorham Hatch (21 Dec 1807 - Bef 1845)
Marriage: Apr 1832 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Abby F Gorham (1834-1906)
2. Mary L Gorham (1837- )
2. Sally Robbins (Est 1805 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Benjamin F Gorham (1838-1903)
2. Joseph F Gorham (1839- )
3. Marion S Gorham (1843- )
3. Temperance Crocker (1805 - 2 Sep 1875)
Marriage: 20 Oct 1845 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
General:
s/o Prince & RebeccaMarriage Notes (Temperance Crocker)
1845 widower, mariner, Barnstable
[needs work]
1855 Mass. census, Yarmouthport
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3. Hugh Davis McLellan, Katherine B. Lewis, History of Gorham, Maine (1908. Portland, Maine: Smith & Sale, Printers [online]), 519.
4. Col. Leonard H. Smith Jr, Barnstable Massachusetts. in Vital Records of Southeastern Massachusetts. Volume 3. facsimile of records published in 'The Mayflower Descendant' with added index of persons (1982. Clearwater Florida: Owl Books), 32 (MD6:139).
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