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About Jabez Gorham
Descendant of Mayflower passengers John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
He resided at List of Townsmen, in 1679 in Yarmouth, Ma. He Appointment Constable of Yarmouth, in 1680 in Yarmouth, Ma. He Appointment Grand Inquest of the Colony in 1683. He resided at in 1689 in Bristol, R. I.
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From the Find A Grave page on Jabez Gorham:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34924788
Birth: Aug. 3, 1656 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 1726 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
The son of CAPT. JOHN & DESIRE (HOWLAND) GORHAM, Jabez Gorham married HANNAH (STURGIS) GRAY, widow of John Gray, on December 23, 1667 in Barnstable, Mass.
The family removed from Barnstable to Bristol, Rhode Island. He was present at the first town meeting in Bristol where he was voted as an inhabitant, can be found in the 1689 Bristol Census, and on July 6, 1696, he became a member of the Congregational Church of Bristol.
Jabez was a yeoman.
His will was dated March 16, 1724/5 of Bristol. His wife, Hannah, is named as well as "eldest son Jabez Gorham"; also sons Isaac, Joseph & Benjamin; daughter, Elizabeth wife of Shobael Baxter; and grandsons, Edward, William & Samuel Downs. Hannah & son, Benjamin, were named executors.
He died between the date of his will and May 18, 1725, when his son, ISAAC GORHAM, of the New Haven Colony of Conn. gave a receipt of his portion of the estate of his father.
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Parents:
- John Gorham (1620 - 1676)
- Desire Howland Gorham (1623 - 1683)
Children:
- Hannah Gorham (1677 - 1695)*
- Isaac Gorham (1689 - 1739)*
- John Gorham (1690 - 1717)*
- Joseph Gorham (1692 - 1773)*
Spouse:
- Hannah Sturgis Gorham (1654 - 1736)
Burial: East Burial Ground, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Created by: Nareen
- Record added: Mar 17, 2009
- Find A Grave Memorial# 34924788
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Jabez Gorham's Timeline
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August 3, 1656
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Barnstable, (Present Barnstable County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
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August 1656
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Plymouth,Plymouth,Massachusetts
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December 23, 1677
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Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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1680
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Bristol, Plymouth Colony
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April 15, 1682
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Bristol, (Present Bristol County), Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, (Present USA)
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December 23, 1682
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Barnstable, Massachusetts
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January 31, 1684
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Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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April 12, 1686
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Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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February 1, 1689
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Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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