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Joseph Gorham, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Death: July 08, 1779 (37)
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Gorham, of Westport and Deborah Gorham
Husband of Mary Gorham
Father of Abigail Adams; Joseph Barlow Gorham, III; Samuel Gorham; Mary Gorham and Sarah Gorham
Brother of Shubael Gorham; Isaac Gorham; John Gorham, Sr.; Hannah Gorham; Mary Sherwood and 3 others
Half brother of Hannah Gorham; Daniel Gorham; Jabez Gorham; Lockwood Gorham; Joseph Gorham, Sr. and 2 others

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About Joseph Gorham, Jr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of PRIVATE. DAR Ancestor # A046236

Birth: Nov. 20, 1741 Fairfield County Connecticut, USA Death: Jul. 8, 1779 Greens Farms Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Husband of Mary Grey-Gorham. Son of Joseph and Deborah Barlow-Gorham.

Revolutionary War Soldier.

Family links:

Parents:
 Joseph Gorham (1692 - 1773)
 Deborah Barlow Gorham (1706 - 1778)

Spouse:

 Mary Grey Gorham-Coley (1745 - 1825)

Children:

 Samuel Gorham (1765 - 1842)*
 Joseph Barlow Gorham (1775 - 1832)*

Sibling:

 Shubael Gorham (1726 - 1807)**
 Joseph Gorham (1741 - 1779)

Note: Served in Capt. John Andrews company of Col. Samuel Whiting's regiment of the Connecticut State Militia in the Revolutionary War. DAR ancestor # A046236

Burial: Colonial Cemetery Westport Fairfield County Connecticut, USA Plot: 178

Maintained by: Emma Simmons Originally Created by: DParrish Record added: Mar 30, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35352399

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Joseph Gorham, Jr.'s Timeline

1741
November 20, 1741
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1765
June 23, 1765
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
1767
May 24, 1767
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
1771
May 12, 1771
1775
June 25, 1775
Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1777
August 18, 1777
1779
July 8, 1779
Age 37
Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Colonial Cemetery, Westport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States