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GORHAM, Mercy Mary[1, 2]

Female 1659 - 1725  (66 years)Deceased   Has 8 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name GORHAM, Mercy Mary 
    Birth 20 Jan 1658/9  Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Burial Sep 1725  Denison Ground, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 24 Sep 1725  Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age 66 years 
    Person ID P14823  Dutton Ancestry
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2021 

    Father GORHAM, Capt John
              b. 28 Jan 1619, Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 05 Feb 1675, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother HOWLAND, Desire
              b. 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Oct 1683, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1643  Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 11 months old - She : ~ 18 years old. 
    Siblings 5 brothers and 5 sisters 
    Children 11 children 
    +1. GORHAM, Desire
              b. 02 Apr 1644, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 30 Jul 1700, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    +2. GORHAM, Temperance
              b. 05 May 1646, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 12 Mar 1715, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. GORHAM, Elizabeth
              b. 2 Apr 1648, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 5 Mar 1684, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
    +4. GORHAM, James
              b. 28 Apr 1650, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Dec 1707  (Age 57 years)
     5. GORHAM, John
              b. 20 Feb 1651, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 11 Nov 1716, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. GORHAM, Joseph
              b. 16 Feb 1653, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Jul 1726, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. GORHAM, Jabez
              b. 3 Aug 1656, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Apr 1725, Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +8. GORHAM, Mercy Mary
              b. 20 Jan 1658/9, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Sep 1725, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     9. GORHAM, Lydia
              b. 11 Nov 1661, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 2 Aug 1744, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     10. GORHAM, Hannah
              b. 28 Nov 1663, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1728, Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     11. GORHAM, Shubael
              b. 21 Oct 1667, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 7 Aug 1750, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     
    Family ID F4687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family DENISON, George Jr
              b. 16 Jul 1653, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Dec 1711, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [2, 7] 
    Marriage Abt 1673  Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age at Marriage She : ~ 13 years and 11 months old - He : ~ 19 years and 5 months old. 
    Children 
     1. DENISON, Edward
              b. 1678, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 09 Dec 1726, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     2. DENISON, Dr Joseph
              b. 14 Nov 1681, Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 18 Feb 1724, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     3. DENISON, Mercy
              b. 01 Mar 1685, Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1721, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +4. DENISON, Samuel
              b. 26 Sep 1686, Stonington, New London County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 02 Jun 1724, Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     5. DENISON, Elizabeth
              b. 11 Sep 1689, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Nov 1749, Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     6. DENISON, George
              b. 16 Jul 1653, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 27 Dec 1711, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    +7. DENISON, Desire
              b. 16 Apr 1693, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Aug 1737, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     8. DENISON, Thankful
              b. 01 Apr 1695, Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 21 Mar 1752, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     9. DENISON, George III
              b. 07 May 1699, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Jan 1736, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
     10. DENISON, Baradil
              b. 07 May 1701, New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
    Family ID F4686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jan 1658/9 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1673 - Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Sep 1725 - Denison Ground, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Sep 1725 - Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Wife of George Denison. Married about 1673. Daughter of Desire Howland & Captain John Gorham. Descendant of John Howland and John Tilley thru her mother--all passengers on the Mayflower 1620.

      A Special Thanks to Jim and Mary (#47186549) for the Sponsorship of Mercy Gorham Denison's Memorial & to
      Mary Schumann (#47147114) for the location and photographing of Mercy Gorham & George Denison gravesite in Westerly, Rhode Island.
      *****
      Information below provided by: Don Blauvelt (#46932939)

      Mercy, as her name is written in the Barnstable vital records, or Marcy as written on her gravestone, was born more correctly on Jan. 20, 1658/59 as the date of her birth is written in the modern calendar. She was b. 93 years before the 1752 English conversion to the Gregorian calendar. Her gravestone inscription proves she was b. in the modern year of 1659 - "in the 67th year of her age" being a form of the Latin term AEtatis, the standard form of reporting one's age at death throughout North America until the early 1800s, meaning when she died she was 66 years old and AEtatis 67.

      Note: Dates & name come from Mayflower Society application papers. [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Familysearch.org.

    2. [S468] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.
      Page 7

    3. [S466] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

    4. [S469] Pennsylvania, U.S., Society of Mayflower Descendants Applications, 1911-1929.

    5. [S507] Life Sketch.
      **See Mercy's Life Sketch

    6. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Created by: Mayflower Pilgrim 332
      Added: 16 Jun 2010
      Find a Grave Memorial# 53748419
      Sponsored by Runner Mary
      Source citation

    7. [S50] Findagrave.com.

    8. [S50] Findagrave.com.
      Memorial# 53748419



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