Josiah Gorham was born 2 December 1692 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts to Joseph Gorham (1654-1726) and Sarah Sturgis (1654-1739) and died 2 April 1775 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Priscilla Sears (1701-1760) 14 March 1721 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Marriage and Family
Josiah Gorham, Sr. was the son of Joseph Gorham and Sarah (Sturgis) Gorham. He was married three times.
1st Marriage : Sarah ?
With his first wife, Sarah, he had one daughter, Rebecca (Gorham) Brown.
2nd Marriage : Priscilla Sears
With his second wife, Priscilla (Sears) Gorham, he had eight sons: Samuel, Isaac, Joseph, Josiah, Hezekiah, John, Stephen, and David.
3rd Marriage : Mercy Hallett
His third wife was Mercy (Hallett) Gorham.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rebecca Gorham (1717-1799) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Samuel Gorham (1722-1789) | 3 January 1722 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 12 May 1789 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Abigail Hallett (1727-1789) |
| Isaac Gorham (1724-1747) | |||
| Joseph Gorham (1728-) | |||
| Josiah Gorham (1730-1763) | |||
| Hezekiah Gorham (1732-1790) | |||
| Stephen Gorham (1735-1806) | |||
| John Gorham (1735-) | |||
| David Gorham (1738-1780) | 3 May 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 9 March 1780 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Rebecca Hamblin (1740-1815) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Desire Gorham (1675-1736) | |||
| Sarah Gorham (1678-1705) | 16 January 1678 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 9 September 1705 North Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Ebenezer Howes (1673-1726) |
| Elizabeth Gorham (1680-1746) | |||
| Joseph Gorham (1681-1742) | |||
| Samuel Gorham (1682-1735) | |||
| John Gorham (1683-1769) | 28 February 1683 Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States | 4 October 1769 Fairfax, Virginia, United States | Mary Kirkham (1710-1814) |
| Isaac Gorham (1687-1714) | |||
| Hezekiah Gorham (1689-1714) | |||
| Josiah Gorham (1692-1775) | 2 December 1692 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 2 April 1775 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Sarah Gorham (c1692-) Priscilla Sears (1701-1760) Mercy Gray (1696-1775) |
| Hannah Gorham (1694-1725) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
Yarmouth Gravestone
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 Barnstable County, Massachusetts - first families history
- Josiah Gorham- disambiguation
- Josiah Gorham at Find A Grave #5946513
- Josiah Gorham - GENI