William Lapham (1766 - 1841)

Born 24 Nov 1766 in Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Ballou) Lapham — married 5 Jan 1786 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1841 at age 74 in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

(IV) William Lapham, son of Solomon, born Nov. 24, 1766, in Glocester, R. I., married Jan. 5, 1786, Susanna, born July 13, 1767, in what is now Burrillville, R. I., daughter of Seth and Hannah (Cowen) Ballou, he a descendant of Maturin Ballou, one of the founders of the Providence Plantations, through James and Nehemiah Ballou. The chil dren born to Mr. and Mrs. Lapham were: Arad, born July 31, 1787; Matilda, born Aug. 13, 1788; Aretus, born Oct. 8, 1789 (went to Palmyra, N. Y., and left descendants); Alfred, born June II, 1791; Duty, born Oct. 28, 1792; Almon, born June 8, 1794; Marietta, born Dec. 3, 1796; Arnon, born July 1, 1798; Miranda, born Sept. 5, 1800; Patience, born Jan. 30, 1803; Julia, born Oct. 6, 1805; Mar vin, born Jan. 11, 1807; James, born May 6, 1808; and Louis, born May 24, 1810. Mr. Lapham died Sept. 15, 1841, in Burrillville, R.I., in the seventy fifth year of his age, and his widow passed away, Sept. 6, 1851, in the eighty-fifth year of her age. --"Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island," Vol 1, J. H. Beers, & Co., Chicago, 1908.

William Lapham was born 24 Nov 1767 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island and died 15 Sep 1841 (aged 73) in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island. He was buried in the Acotes Hill Cemetery in Glocester.

FIndagrave provides links to his wife:

Susannah Ballou Lapham 1767–1851

and four children:

Duty Lapham 1792–1879

Miranda Lapham Southwick 1800–1879

Patience Lapham Southwick 1803–1889

Louis L Lapham 1810–1881^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 18 May 2023, memorial page for William Lapham (24 Nov 1767–15 Sep 1841), Find A Grave: Memorial #118406352, citing Acotes Hill Cemetery, Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA; Maintained by Beth Hurd (contributor 48126691).

• "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-Y8X : accessed 27 July 2018), William Lapham and Susannah Ballou, 05 Jan 1786; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 112.