Nathaniel Gorham

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(IX) Nathaniel (4), eldest son of Nathaniel (3) and Ruthy (Wood) Gorham, was born in Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, August 14, 1798, died May 19, 1875. He was a merchant of Canandaigua, New York, where he maintained a store at the corner of (unreadable) and Bristol streets for half a century. His residence until 1855 was in the north half of the double brick house yet standing at the corner of Main and Gorham streets. In his later years he built a residence further up Main street, in which he lived until his death. He married, January 16, 1827, Mary Parsons, of Hadley, Massachusetts. Children:

1. Nathaniel (5), born August 7, 1830, died in Detroit, Michigan, unmarried, December 14, 1853.

2. George Clarke, born September 26, 1832, died in 1836.

3. George, of further mention.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Genealogical and Family History of Central New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, Volume 2
• Genealogical and Family History of Central New York: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation, William Richard Cutter
• Author William Richard Cutter
• Publisher Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912
• Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized Sep 6, 2011
• Page 537
• https://books.google.com/books?id=Ru0pAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA537&lpg=PA537&d...