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picture John Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Jul 1735 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1 Apr 1755 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
         Mother: Mercy Gray (1696-1775)



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John Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 Sep 1771
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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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: 



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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
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Will, 27 Jul 1723 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Captain John Gorham (1624-1676) 1 2
         Mother: Desire Howland (1625-1683)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Sarah Sturgis (1656 - Bef 3 Feb 1738)
       Marriage: 
         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)



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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: 
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Parents 
         Father: James Gorham (1650-1707)
         Mother: Hannah Huckins (1653-1728) 3



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Joseph Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Apr 1681 - Yarmouth, Plymouth colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Joseph Gorham (1654-1726)
         Mother: Sarah Sturgis (1656-Bef 1738)



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Major Joseph Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 29 May 1725 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Jul 1790 - Calais, France
         Burial: 
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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)

picture Joseph Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 May 1728 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
         Mother: Mercy Gray (1696-1775)



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Joseph M Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1954
        Baptism: 
          Death: 24 Feb 2008 - Marstons Mills (Barnstable), Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Notes
General:
Barnstable Patriot obit

Joseph M. Gorham, 54

Marstons Mills – Joseph M. Gorham, 54, died Feb. 24, 2008.

He is survived by a son, Daniel Antobenedetto of Arizona; five sisters, Mary Linhares of Dennis, Ann Gorham of Yarmouth, Beverly Gorham of Yarmouth, Margaret Tufts of Mashpee and Patricia Joyce of West Hyannisport; three nieces; three nephews; a great-niece and a great-nephew; and many cousins.

A memorial Mass was held at St. Pius X Church i South Yarmouth. Private burial was in the Chandler Gray Cemetery in West Yarmouth.

picture Josiah Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Est 1766 - (Barnstable, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Hannah Childs (17 Nov 1769 -       )
       Marriage: 4 Apr 1788
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Charles Gorham (1792-1859)



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Josiah Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Dec 1692 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Apr 1775 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Yarmouth Ancient cemetery
 Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 1 Apr 1775 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Parents 
         Father: Joseph Gorham (1654-1726)
         Mother: Sarah Sturgis (1656-Bef 1738)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Mercy Gray (13 Apr 1696 - 25 Mar 1775)
       Marriage: 25 Oct 1761 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Samuel Gorham (1723-1789)
                2. Isaac Gorham (1725-1747)
                3. Joseph Gorham (1728-      )
                4. Josiah Gorham (1730-Bef 1763)
                5. Hezekiah Gorham (1732-1794)
                6. John Gorham (1735-1755)
                7. Stephen Gorham (1735-1806)
                8. David Gorham (1738-1780)

2. Priscilla Sears (1 Jul 1701 - 3 Apr 1760)
       Marriage: 15 Mar 1722 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
         Status: 



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Josiah Gorham 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 14 Apr 1730 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: Bef 14 May 1763
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Josiah Gorham (1692-1775)
         Mother: Mercy Gray (1696-1775)



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Lois Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Nov 1727 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 Mar 1804 - Nantucket, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Spouses and Children 
1. *Jonathan Macy (8 Apr 1725 - 17 Jun 1798)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Peleg Macy (1760-1838)



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Lucy Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1810 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 8 Jul 1886 - Boston, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: general paralysis

Spouses and Children 
1. *Eli F Southard (1811 - 1889)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Emily G Southard (1827-      )
Notes
Medical:
age 76
Lucy Southward, mn Gorham
29 Princeton
b Barnstable
d/o Sylvanus & Lydia, both b Barnstable 4

picture Lucy Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 2 Sep 1762
        Baptism: 
          Death: 9 Mar 1836 - Milton, Nova Scotia
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Jabez Gorham (Cir 1727-1806)
         Mother: Mary Burbank (1730-1811)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 James Morton
Married: 1782

picture Lydia Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 16 Nov 1661 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Aug 1744 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
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Parents 
         Father: Captain John Gorham (1624-1676) 1 2
         Mother: Desire Howland (1625-1683)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Colonel John Thatcher (16 Mar 1638 - 8 May 1713) 2 
       Marriage: 1 Jan 1683 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Lydia Thatcher (1684-1724)
                2. Mary Thacher (1687-1778)
                3. Captain Benjamin Thacher (1702-1768)
                4. Thomas Thatcher (1705-1732) 5
Notes
Marriage Notes (Colonel John Thatcher)
Children
Lydia Thatcher b: 11 FEB 1684
Mary Thatcher b: 5 FEB 1687
Desire Thatcher b: 24 DEC 1688
Hannah Thatcher b: 9 OCT 1690
Mercy Thatcher b: 23 JUL 1692
Judah Thatcher b: 20 AUG 1693
Marcy Thatcher b: 28 DEC 1695
Ann Thatcher b: 7 MAY 1697
Joseph Thatcher b: 11 JUL 1699
Benjamin Thatcher b: 25 JUL 1702
Mercy Thatcher b: 7 FEB 1702
Thomas Thatcher b: 2 APR 1705

picture Lydia Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 30 May 1741 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Apr 1803 - Gorham, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children 
1. *Edward Bacon (9 Oct 1742 -       )
       Marriage: 26 Jan 1764 - Barnstable, Massachusetts 6
         Status: 



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Lydia Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 28 Jun 1718 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 7 Nov 1740 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Cobb's Hill cemetery, Barnstable
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Shubael Gorham (1686-1746)
         Mother: Mary Thacher (1687-1778)
Spouses and Children 
1. *James Hersey (21 Dec 1716 -       )
       Marriage: 27 Jul 1737 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. James Hersey (1738-1758)



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Mary Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Sep 1680 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Oct 1748 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Burial: in West Barnstable Cemetery
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Colonel John Gorham (1652-1716)
         Mother: Mary Otis (1653-1732)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Captain Joseph Hinckley (15 May 1672 - 4 Jul 1753)
       Marriage: 21 Sep 1696 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mercy Hinckley (1700-1778)
                2. Joseph Hinckley (1702-      )
                3. Mary Hinckley (1704-1756)
                4. Samuel Hinckley (1706-      )
                5. Thankful Hinckley (1708-1745)
                6. Abigail Hinckley (1710-1749)
                7. Elizabeth Hinckley (1713-      )
                8. Hannah Hinckley (1715-      )
                9. John Hinckley (1717-      )
                10. Isaac Hinckley (1719-1802)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Captain Joseph Hinckley)
Children from:
John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol I
Author: Elizabeth Pearson White
Publication: Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Apr 2004

picture Mary Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Jul 1779 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: After 1820
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Captain Matthias Gorham (Est 1750-      )
         Mother: Dorcas Crowell (Est 1750-      )
Spouses and Children 
1. *William Matthews (18 Jan 1781 - After 1820) 8 
       Marriage: 18 Apr 1797 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts 8
         Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (William Matthews)
WILLIAM(6) MATTHEWS (John,(5) William,(4) John,(3) Thomas,(2) James,(1)) was born in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 18, 1781; he followed the sea until abt. 1800, when he rem. to Westminster, Vt., and soon to Rochester, Vt., where he died. He married, Apr. 18, 1797, Mary, dau. Capt. Matthias and Dorcas (Crowell) Gorham of Yarmouth, b. July 15, 1779; d. Sept. 2, 1856. Children:
6i. ALLEN GORHAM;(7) b. Sept. 8, 1798; left home at an early age and was never heard from.
6ii. JOSIAH, b. June 8, 1801; rem. to Tremont, Ill.; d. Mar., 1867; m. ---------- Waters.
6iii. 7. CROWELL, b. Sept. 8, 1802, in Rochester, Vt.; rem. to Coventry, Vt., and thence in Apr., 1837, to W., where he died, Nov. 1, 1866; selectman, 1843-5; built the mill on Shepherds Brook on the Jason Carpenter farm which he purchased; was for some years driver of the stage from Rochester to Montpelier. He married, 1826, Almira W., dau. Chester and Keziah (Griffin) Pease, b. Nov. 10, 1806 d. Nov. 9, 1859. Children:
7i. ELVIRA L.,(8) b. May 21, 1827; m. Apr. 28, 1859, Luther Leland Smith.
7ii. 8. GORHAM ALLEN, b. Sept. 9, 1829.
7iii. HARRIET A., b. May 2, 1830; m. Apr. 3, 1851, Ezra Osgood Joslin.
7iv. SUSAN M., b. Sept. 16, 1832; m. Aug. 22, 1856, Charles Emerson of Detroit, Mich.
7v. JOSIAH HENRY, b. Dec. 2, 1834; d. Jan. 4, 1839.
7vi. MARY L., b. Aug. 2, 1836; m. Mar. 31, 1856, Richardson James Gleason.
7vii. HENRY F., b. Dec. 18, 1839; d. Nov. 20, 1908; m. Feb. 12, 1861, Mary Jeanette Simonds. Chn.: Almira Lillian,(9) b. Sept. 13, 1861; Alice J., b. Apr. 9, 1864.
6iv. LYDIA, b. Sept. 17, 1804; m. Dr. ----------- Rix of Rochester, Vt.
6v. WILLIAM R., b. Sept. 1, 1808; d. May 3, 1809.
6vi. WILLIAM, b. June 14, 1810; res. Bloomington, Ill.
6vii. ISAIAH PARKER, b. Feb. 12, 1813, sett. in Randolph, Vt.; m. Rebecca Worcester.
6viii. MARY MINERVA, b. Apr. 3, 1816; m.--------- Cox of Damariscotta, Me.
6ix. FREEMAN THATCHER, b. Feb. 13, 1818; res. Bethel, Vt., and Ypsilanti, Mich.; d. at Rochester, Vt., July 12, 1868; m. (1) Martha Childs; (2) Sophira Freeman.
6x. DORCAS LEONORA, b. Mar. 25, 1820; m. Honestus Stearns of Reading, Vt. 8

picture Mary Gorham 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 7 Feb 1714 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 24 Oct 1776 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Cobb's Hill cemetery, Barnstable
 Cause of Death:

Parents 
         Father: Shubael Gorham (1686-1746)
         Mother: Mary Thacher (1687-1778)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Stephen Clapp (4 Oct 1706 - 18 Jan 1755)
       Marriage: 24 Oct 1734 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
         Status:
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Sources

1 Rootsweb.com, sriddle.

2 M. Natale, Asa Bodfish family & ancestors (email and PDF. 2008).

3 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).

4 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (2004. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Online database: NewEnglandAncestors.org (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives), 375:177 (Boston).

5 Richard Thomas Holway, Holway-Rich Heritage. A history and genealogy of two Cape Cod families (1988. Baltimore MD: Gateway Press), 66.

6 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), 56 (MD19:126).

7 Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.) big history of Waitsfield, a focus on the Yankees, beautiful fold-out map

8 Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.)

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