Levi
Lapham
Born in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Son of Jethro Lapham
and Amy (Bassett) Lapham
Brother of
Abigail (Lapham) Mowry and Jesse Lapham
Husband of
Sarah (Burlingame) Lapham
— married
13 Mar 1786 in Glocester Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Lapham, Lucina (Lapham) Benson, Jethro Lapham, Thomas Jefferson Lapham and Levi Lapham
Died
at age 79
in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Nov 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Lapham Name Study.
Levi Lapham (Jethro, Thomas, John, John), was born 27 Dec 1767, at Glocester RI, the son of Jethro & Amy (Bassett) Lapham. He died at Uxbridge, MA 24 Aug 1847. He married Sarah Burlingame, the daughter of Capt. David & Mehitable (Bishop) Burlingame, on 13 Mar 1786. Their children were all born at Glocester:
- Amey Lapham born 2 Sep 1786; m. March 17, 1805, Simon White of Glocester, R. I. (in Uxbridge)
- Richard Lapham born 19 March 1790; m. Phebe Arnold, b. 1 Dec 1791, daughter of Noah Arnold, a prominent citizen of Burrillville, R. I. He was a Wesleyan Methodist minister.
- Lucina Lapham of Burrillville, b. April 25, 1792; married 1810 Lieut. Alanson Benson, son of Aaron and Lydia (Fairbanks) Benson of Douglas, Mass.
- Job Lapham born 6 Sep 1794. Killed at the Battle of Lake Erie, 13 Sep 1813, m. Prussia Ballou, b. 1795; d. Sept. 7, 1853, dau. of Jirah and Ester (Wood) Ballou, and granddaughter of Eleazur and Phebe Lapham. She m. (1) Job Lapham; (2) David Mead; (3) Clark Jillison.
- Amasa, born . Aug. 7, 1796; m. Jan. 23, 1823, Belinda Humes.
- Jethro born 26 April 1798; m. July 4, 1819, Sarah Burlingame, daughter of Esek Burlingame.
- Enos born 22 Nov 1800; married Phoebe Brown
- Thomas Jefferson born 1802; m. Mary Edna Comstock.
- Levi Lapham born 20 April 1805; m. Freelove Aldrich. [1]
Levi Lapham, son of Jethro, and Sarah Burlingame, daughter of Capt. David; were married by Jonathan Harris, Justice, March 13, 1786.[2]
Research notes
It seems odd but is entirely possible that Levi, son of Jethro, who married Sarah Burlingame, had a son Jethro who married Sarah Burlingame.
Sources
- ↑ "Laphams in America" compiled and written by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge Victor NY 1932-1953.
- ↑ "Arnold Collection Marriage Records, Town of Glocester(sic), Providence County, Rhode Island" found at http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/arnold-collection/providence-glocester-ri-marriages.htm
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