Anna Gorham was born 21 February 1771 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States to Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) and Rebecca Call (1744-1812) and died 21 February 1830 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. She married Peter Chardon Brooks (1767-1849) 26 November 1792 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
Anna was the daughter of a famous politician and delegate and chairman of the US Constitution Convention.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edward Brooks (1792-1878) | |||
| Gorham Brooks (1795-1855) | |||
| Peter Chardon Brooks (1796-1798) | |||
| Ann Gorham Brooks (1797-1864) | |||
| Signey Brooks (1799-1878) | |||
| Charlotte Gray Brooks (1800-1859) | 4 November 1800 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 2 July 1859 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Edward Everett (1794-1865) |
| Ward Chipman Brooks (1804-1828) | |||
| Henry Brooks (1807-1828) | |||
| Abigail Brown Brooks (1808-1889) | 25 April 1808 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 6 June 1889 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) |
| Horatio Brooks (1809-1843) | |||
| Octavius Brooks (1813-1822) | |||
Their daughter, Abigail Brown Brooks, would marry the grandson of President John Quincy Adams, leaving them with even more prominent posterity.
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nathaniel Gorham (1763-1826) | |||
| Rebecca Gorham (1765-1834) | |||
| Mary Gorham (1767-1832) | |||
| Elizabeth Gorham (1769-) | |||
| Anna Gorham (1771-1830) | 21 February 1771 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 21 February 1830 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | Peter Chardon Brooks (1767-1849) |
| John Gorham (c1772-) | |||
| Benjamin Gorham (1775-1855) | 13 February 1775 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 27 September 1855 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Susan Cabot Lowell (1776-1816) |
| Stephen Gorham (c1776-1849) | |||
| Lydia Gorham (1778-1856) | 1778 Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 3 June 1856 | John Phillips (1776-1820) |
Residences
References
- John Howland: Vol 1 - Descendants of Desire Howland Gorham - The First Five Generations; Documented descendants through his first child Desire2 Howland and her husband Captain John Gorham. By Elizabeth Pearson White, CG, FASG, FNGS. 736 pp. Maps, illus, printed endsheets, 12,455 entry Every Name Index. 1990. This prize-winning opus by Elizabeth White documents the multitude of descendants of Mayflower passenger John Howland through his first child, Desire (Howland) Gorham.
- Gorham in Middlesex County, Massachusetts - first families
- Anna Gorham - disambiguation
Footnotes (including sources)
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