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Abigail Gorham (Taylor)

Also Known As: "Nabby Gorham", "Nabby Taylor"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Death: September 19, 1820 (56-57)
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Cobb's Hill Cemetery East and West, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Private and Private
Wife of Edward Gorham
Mother of Mehitable Hitty Gorham; Lucy Taylor Shepherd; Caroline Gorham; Desire Taylor Bacon; William Taylor Gorham and 4 others
Sister of Phebe Gorham; Desire Gorham; John Taylor; William W Taylor; Joseph Taylor and 1 other

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Immediate Family

About Abigail Gorham

She married Edward Gorham on 6 Jan 1785. He was a brother of Sturgis Gorham, who married Abigail Taylor's two sisters [Phebe (1744 - 1775) on 13 Sep 1764) and Desire Taylor (1756 - 1786) on 12 Jul 1778], as his first and second wives.

Children: 3 sons and 6 daughters, all born at Barnstable, Massachusetts.
 i. John Taylor Gorham, 7 Jan 1786; died in Baltimore, Md.; not married.
 ii. Mehitable Taylor Gorham Davis, 1788 - 1846
 iii. Lucy Taylor Gorham Shepherd, 1789 - 1814
 iv. Caroline Gorham, 1791 - 1875
 v. Desire Thacher Gorham Bacon, 1793 - 1843
 vi. William Taylor Gorham, 14 Sep 1795 -
 vii. Abigail Thacher Gorham Allen, 1798 - 1826
 viii. Benjamin Gorham, 1800 - 1821* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Oct 20 2022, 17:15:06 UTC


She married Edward Gorham on 6 Jan 1785. He was a brother of Sturgis Gorham, who married Abigail Taylor's two sisters [Phebe (1744 - 1775) on 13 Sep 1764) and Desire Taylor (1756 - 1786) on 12 Jul 1778], as his first and second wives.

Children: 3 sons and 6 daughters, all born at Barnstable, Massachusetts.
 i. John Taylor Gorham, 7 Jan 1786; died in Baltimore, Md.; not married.
 ii. Mehitable Taylor Gorham Davis, 1788 - 1846
 iii. Lucy Taylor Gorham Shepherd, 1789 - 1814
 iv. Caroline Gorham, 1791 - 1875
 v. Desire Thacher Gorham Bacon, 1793 - 1843
 vi. William Taylor Gorham, 14 Sep 1795 -
 vii. Abigail Thacher Gorham Allen, 1798 - 1826
 viii. Benjamin Gorham, 1800 - 1821* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 20 2024, 22:58:54 UTC

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Abigail Gorham's Timeline

1763
1763
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1786
1786
1788
1788
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1789
September 27, 1789
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1791
August 26, 1791
Barlows Landing, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1793
August 27, 1793
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1795
1795
1798
1798
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1800
1800
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1802
November 8, 1802
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, United States