William
Gorham
Born in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of David Gorham Esq.
and Abigail (Sturgis) Gorham
Brother of
David Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Edward Gorham, Lydia (Gorham) Bacon, Shubael Gorham, Benjamin Gorham, Abigail (Gorham) Barker, Shubael Gorham and Mary Gorham
Husband of
Temperance (Clapp) Gorham
— married
26 Oct 1769 in Scituate, Massachusetts
Husband of
Temperance (Garrett) Barker
— married
8 Mar 1789 in Gorham, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Aug 2014
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Biography
William, child of David Gorham & Abigail Gorham, was born on 12 July 1743 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
William married Temperance (Clapp) Gorham (1744-1788) on 26 October 1769 in Scituate, Massachusetts, United States.[2]
William married Temperance (Garrett) Barker (1765-abt.1840) on 8 March 1789 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States.[3]
William died in June 1804 and was buried in South Street Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, United States.[4][5]
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #46574710 (accessed 20 April 2023)
William Gorham born on 12 Jul 1743, child of David Gorham & Abigail Gorham, in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10994118 (accessed 20 April 2023)
William Gorham marriage to Temperance Clap on 26 Oct 1769 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
Marriage:
"Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922"
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 43
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1961 #1460045 (accessed 20 April 2023)
William Gorham Esq marriage to Temperance Garrett on 8 Mar 1789 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA. - ↑
Burial:
"U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #9008585
Ancestry Record 60525 #88536410 (accessed 20 April 2023)
William Gorham burial (died in Jun 1804) in South Street Cemetery, Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America. - ↑
Newspaper Extractions:
"U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930"
Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 50015 #118397 (accessed 20 April 2023)
Name: Hon William Gorham Esq; Birth Year: abt 1742; Event: Death; Death Date: Abt 1804; Death Place: Gorham, Maine; Age at Death: 62; Newspaper: Columbian Centinel; Publication Date: 28 Jul 1804; Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA; Call Number: 485704.
- Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). (Barnstable, Vol. 1, p. 175).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.17%
~3.12%
Sarah (Hawes) Shaw 
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~0.78%
Thurman Jackson :
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