Eli
Gorham
Born in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Daniel Gorham
and Mary (Lyon) Gorham
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles Ambrose Gorham
Died
at age 80
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Apr 2017
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Biography
m. Laetitia Hamilton, July 6, 1811.
In 1808 he was a manufacturer of woolen machinery in Oswego, NY, and he was the first to introduce carding, or cloth dressing, machinery into Upper Canada (Ontario). He established a factory in Newmarket, Upper Canada, in 1809.
Sources
- Sprague, Frank William. The Gorham Family in Connecticut and Vermont (David Clapp & Son, Boston, 1903) Page 4
- York Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, York Region Pioneers PDF
- Place of birth and date: Adam, G. Mercer et al. History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario, Vol. 1. C.B. Robinson, 1885, p. 474. Google eBook
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