John GORHAM

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abt. 1621 , England

Died

5 February 1676 , Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Born: abt. 1621 in England

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John married Desire HOWLAND 6 November 1644 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Desire HOWLAND was born abt. 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach). Desire died abt. 1683 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Desire was the child of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY.

John GORHAM died 5 February 1676 in Swansea, Massachusetts Bay Colony .
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Desire HOWLAND
Marriage date: 6 November 1644
Marriage place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Desire HOWLAND was the child of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY

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Desire GORHAM

Born: 2 April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 30 June 1700, Yarmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: John HAWES 7 October 1661 Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)

John GORHAM

Born: 20 February 1652, Marshfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 9 December 1716, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Mary OTIS 24 February 1675 Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

Mercy GORHAM

Born: 20 January 1658, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 24 September 1725, Westerly, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: George DENISON 1678

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1644 Marriage / Partner
John GORHAM and Desire HOWLAND 6 November 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

1644 Birth of Child
Desire GORHAM was born 2 April 1644, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

1652 Birth of Child
John GORHAM was born 20 February 1652, Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA (Rexhame) (East Marshfield) (Green Harbor) (Ocean Bluff) (Marshfield Hills) (Brant Rock)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Birth of Child
Mercy GORHAM was born 20 January 1658, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

1661 Marriage of Child
Desire GORHAM married 7 October 1661, Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port) to John HAWES

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1675 Marriage of Child
John GORHAM married 24 February 1675, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis) to Mary OTIS