Edward Gorham was born 15 February 1762 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States to Benjamin Gorham (1715-1788) and Mary Sturgis (1722-1795) and died 7 September 1822 of unspecified causes. He married Abigail Taylor (1763-1820) 10 December 1784 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Marriage and Family
Edward married Abigail Taylor on 6 Jan 1785. He was a brother of Sturgis Gorham, who married Abigail Taylor's two sisters, as his first and second wives.
Children: 3 sons and 6 daughters, all born at Barnstable, Massachusetts.
- John Taylor Gorham, 7 Jan 1786; died in Baltimore, Md.; not married.
- Mehitable Taylor Gorham Davis, 1788 - 1846
- Lucy Taylor Gorham Shepherd, 1789 - 1814
- Caroline Gorham, 1791 - 1875
- Desire Thacher Gorham Bacon, 1793 - 1843 -
- William Taylor Gorham, 14 Sep 1795 -
- Abigail Thacher Gorham Allen, 1798 - 1826
- Benjamin Gorham, 1800 - 1821
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
John Taylor Gorham (1786-) | |||
Hetty Gorham (1788-) | |||
Lucy Taylor Gorham (1789-1814) | |||
Caroline Gorham (1791-) | |||
Desire Taylor Gorham (1793-1843) | 27 August 1793 Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 15 January 1843 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Daniel Carpenter Bacon (1787-1856) |
William Taylor Gorham (1795-) | |||
Nabby Thacher Gorham (1798-) | |||
Benjamin Gorham (1800-) | |||
Mary S Gorham (1802-1886) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Sturges Gorham (1742-1795) | |||
Deborah Gorham (1744-1745) | |||
Benjamin Gorham (1746-1798) | |||
Mary Gorham (1748-1811) | |||
Mehetable Gorham (1755-1784) | |||
Olive Gorham (1759-) | |||
Edward Gorham (1762-1822) | 15 February 1762 Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 7 September 1822 | Abigail Taylor (1763-1820) |
Vital Records
Cobb's Hill Gravestone

- Gravestone at Cobb's Hill Cemetery - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Erected to the memory of Mr Edward Gorham died Sept 9th 1822 Aged 60 years
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.
- Edward Gorham - disambiguation
- Gorham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Edward Gorham at Find A Grave #66586708