Wenham, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Wenham, Massachusetts, USA? Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Wenham was first settled in 1635 and officially incorporated in 1643. Wenham was originally a part of Salem. In September 1643, the General Court of Massachusetts granted that Wenham should be a town in its own right and send a representative to the General Court. It was the first town to be set off from Salem. Because many of its early settlers came from Suffolk County in England, it is presumed that the name of the town derives from two small villages there — Great Wenham and Little Wenham.wikipedia
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In September 1643, the General Court of Massachusetts granted that Wenham should be a town in its own right and send a representative to the General Court. It was the first town to be set off from Salem.
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The year 1692 saw the witchcraft hysteria in which Sara Good, raised in Wenham, was hanged as a witch.
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27. WENHAM. [Pop. 689. Inc. 1643.]
While a part of Salem, Wenham was called Enon. [John 3 : 23.] The inhabitants are mostly farmers, ...Read MORE...
While a part of Salem, Wenham was called Enon. [John 3 : 23.] The inhabitants are mostly farmers, ...Read MORE...
1854 (Wenham) - In 1854, it was voted to build a Town Hall since the Meeting House was no longer adequate.
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1868 - The citizens of Wenham, Mass., have resolved that no bees shall be kept in that town.St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 11, 1868
1869 - One hundred and fifty acres of woodland in Wenham, Mass., belonging to Mr. White, were burned over lately. Two thousand cords of hard wood ready for market were also destroyed.St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
May 15, 1869
1890 Wenham Massachusetts
Wenham lies in the southern part of Essex County, 22 miles northeast of Boston on the main line of...Read MORE...
Wenham lies in the southern part of Essex County, 22 miles northeast of Boston on the main line of...Read MORE...
1906
Wenham, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Wenham township (town), on the Boston and Maine R.,...Read MORE...
Wenham, a post-village of Essex co., Mass., in Wenham township (town), on the Boston and Maine R.,...Read MORE...
Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Thomas ABBE
(5 February 1656, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 17 May 1728, Enfield, Connecticut, USA (Thompsonville))
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Judith BROWN
(28 August 1700, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 11 June 1785, Canterbury, Connecticut, USA)
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Abigail CLAFLIN
(19 March 1676, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Alice Addie CLARK
(4 June 1859, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - July 1943, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA)
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Solomon DODGE
(18 June 1721, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 16 January 1812, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary FISKE
(abt. 1655, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 9 October 1695, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Samuel FRIEND
(1782, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 22 May 1850, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA (Annisquam))
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Joseph GOLDSMITH
(abt. 1660, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 13 May 1736, Southold, New York, USA (Mattituck))
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Benjamin GOTT
(13 March 1705, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 25 July 1751, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (Marlboro))
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Mary GOTT
(21 January 1666, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 1705, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA)
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Elizabeth KILHAM
(1657, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Hannah KILHAM
(21 December 1664, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Henry KIMBALL
(1655, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 14 December 1697, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village))
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Thomas MOULTON
(1808, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 2 March 1867, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA)
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Anna PERKINS
(abt. 1692, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Esther PERKINS
(30 September 1695, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 20 June 1780, Brookfield, Massachusetts, USA)
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Rebecca PERKINS
(1692, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 3 July 1774, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Sarah PERKINS
(1688, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Thomas PERKINS
(1689, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - , )
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Nancy PORTER
(August 1760, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 28 October 1825, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Elizabeth ADAMS
(1643, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 14 February 1704, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Robert Mack CLAFLIN
(abt. 1639, - 19 September 1690, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Josiah DODGE
(11 June 1665, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA - 19 January 1715, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Walter FAIRFIELD
(21 December 1631, Copford, Lexden, Essex, England - 20 July 1723, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary FISKE
(abt. 1655, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 9 October 1695, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Richard GOLDSMITH
(1634, at sea (Atlantic Ocean) (Pacific Ocean) - 1698, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Charles GOTT
(12 March 1598, Brokenbury, England - 23 January 1667, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary A. GOULD
(1811, - 7 March 1843, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Henry KIMBALL
(abt. 1615, Rattlesden, Suffolk, England - 12 August 1676, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary LORING
(abt. 1607, , England (United Kingdom) - abt. 1687, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary LORING
(15 October 1615, Canonicorum, Dorset, England - 9 September 1672, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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James MOULTON
(7 January 1638, Salem, Massachusetts, USA - 24 October 1696, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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James MOULTON
(abt. 1603, Ormesby, Norfolk, England - 30 March 1680, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Gift PALMER
(1615, Cambridge, England - 8 August 1655, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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John PERKINS
(3 July 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 15 March 1717, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Rebecca PERKINS
(1692, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA - 3 July 1774, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary RIDDLESDALE?
(abt. 1621, , England (United Kingdom) - 12 August 1672, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Sarah SKIPPER
(1639, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA - 18 December 1710, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Mary UNKNOWN
(abt. 1623, - , Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Joanna WARNER
(1643, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA - 16 September 1691, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA)
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
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Daniel KILHAM (15 March 1620 - ) &
Mary SAFFORD (abt. 1629 - 16 June 1676)
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James MOULTON (7 January 1638 - 24 October 1696) &
Elizabeth ADAMS (1643 - 14 February 1704)
married 10 February 1662 |
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Thomas HOWE (16 June 1692 - 2 April 1777) &
Rebecca PERKINS (1692 - 3 July 1774)
married 26 April 1715 |
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