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Caleb Tinkham

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: May 14, 1748 (54)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Burial Hill Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 76098549
Immediate Family:

Son of Helkiah Tinkham and Ruth Tinkham
Husband of Mercy Tinkham
Father of Fear Waterman
Brother of Ephraim Tinkham; Helkiah Tinkham, twin; Hezekiah Tinkham, Twin; Mary Curtis; John Tinkham, Sr. and 6 others

Managed by: David P Himes
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About Caleb Tinkham

Descendant of Mayflower passenger Francis Cooke and descendant of Mayflower passenger Mayflower passenger Peter Browne


Caleb Tinkham BIRTH 12 Oct 1693 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 14 May 1748 (aged 54) Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Burial Hill Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 76098549

Caleb is the son of Hilkiah Tinkham and Ruth Cooke of Plymouth Colony. Caleb married the daughter of Nathaniel Holmes and Eleanor Baker whom he married Mercy Holmes on 20 Oct 1724 in Plymouth. They are the parents of seven children, all born in Plymouth:

Mercy Tinkham-Tinkham(Zedikiel)-8 May 1726 Patience Tinkman-16 Jul 1729-27 Dec 1799 Fear Tinkman-Waterman(Josiah)-5 Nov 1731 Sarah Tinkman-Smith(Benjamin)-28 Dec 1733 Nathaniel Tinkham-12 Aug 1736-29 Oct 1765 Caleb Tinkham-20 Mar 1738-5 Jul 1798 Eleanor Tinkham-Bryant(Samuel)-1740-19 Aug 1805

Family Members Parents Photo Helkiah Tinkham 1654–1718

Photo Ruth Cooke Tinkham 1664–1734

Spouse Mercy Holmes Tinkham 1701–1763 (m. 1724)

Siblings Helkiah Tinkham 1685–1746

Hezekiah Tinkham 1685–1685

John Tinkham 1689–1730

Photo Ruth Tinkham Cobb 1700–1726

Children Mercy Tinkham Tinkham 1726–1792

Patience Tinkham 1729–1799

Fear Tinkham Waterman 1731–1766

Sarah Tinkham Smith 1733–1757

Nathaniel Tinkham 1736–1765

Caleb Tinkham 1738–1798

Eleanor Tinkham Bryant 1740–1805

Created by: Lawrence H. Grunert Added: 6 Sep 2011 Find A Grave Memorial 76098549

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76098549/caleb-tinkham

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Caleb Tinkham's Timeline

1693
October 12, 1693
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1731
November 5, 1731
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1748
May 14, 1748
Age 54
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
May 14, 1748
Age 54
Burial Hill Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 76098549