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Gideon Dunham

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Tisbury, Dukes Co, Massachusetts
Death: April 27, 1762 (76)
Southington, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Jonathan Dunham, of Martha's Vineyard and 1st wife of Jonathan Dunham
Husband of Desire Dunham and Mary Dunham
Father of James Dunham; Elizabeth Bacon; Mary Hart; Gideon Dunham; Cornelius Dunham and 4 others
Brother of Rebecca Dunham; Capt. Jonathan Dunham and Hezekiah Dunham
Half brother of Cornelius Dunham, Esq.; Ruth Cartwright and Esther Dunham

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About Gideon Dunham

39. Gideon Dunham (Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Richard1). Born on 6 Mar 1686. Gideon died in Southington, Connecticut, on 27 Apr 1762; he was 76. Resided in Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts, Then Barnstable, “And Later Norwich And Southington, Conn.”. Astrological Sign: Pisces.

Gideon first married Desire Case. Born in 1690.

They had the following children:

  • 97 i. James (~1720-)
  • 98 ii. Elizabeth (~1723-)
  • 99 iii. Desire (1730-)

Gideon second married Mary Lewis.

They had the following children:

  • 100 i. Mary (1732-)
  • 101 ii. Sarah
  • 102 iii. Barnabas (1736-)
  • 103 iv. Cornelius (1740-)
  • 104 v. Sylvanus (1742-)
  • 105 vi. Salathiel (~1744-)

notes

68 citing 10 (67) m. GIDEON DUNHAM (#52).
10 (3:155) #52 b. 6 Mar 1686; res. T. prob of Barnstable and later of Norwich and Southington, CT in which latter named place he d. 27 Apr 1762. He m. Desire Case (#23), who was b. 1690; (2) Mary Lewis of Southington, CT. He had the following named children:


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He was the first Dunham to come to Southington CT. He owned a farm which stood where the Meth. Church now stands. He was one of the twelve granted tracts of land in 1722. One account says he was born at Marthas Vineyard


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"Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 June 2019, 20:17), entry for Gideon Dunham(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH); contributed by various users. PersonID LC2W-1VH Gideon Dunham https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH

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Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/1688522

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"Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 June 2019, 20:17), entry for Gideon Dunham(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH); contributed by various users. PersonID LC2W-1VH Gideon Dunham https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH

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Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/1688522

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Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9049/records/2642323

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Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/3032/records/335715

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"Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 June 2019, 20:17), entry for Gideon Dunham(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH); contributed by various users. PersonID LC2W-1VH Gideon Dunham https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC2W-1VH

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Book Title: Dunham Genealogy : Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts : 1589-1669 : and his descendants North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 https://search.ancestry.com/collections/61157/records/1688522

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Gideon Dunham's Timeline

1686
March 6, 1686
Tisbury, Dukes Co, Massachusetts
1720
1720
Southington, Harford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1728
1728
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
1732
1732
TISBURY, DUKES, MASS
1734
April 14, 1734
TISBURY, DUKES, MASS
1735
December 23, 1735
TISBURY, DUKES, MASS
1736
1736
TISBURY, DUKES, MASS
1740
1740
Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States