Temperance Gorham was born 5 May 1646 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States to John Gorham (1621-1675) and Desire Howland (1625-1683) and died 12 March 1715 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. She married Edward Sturgis (1642-1678) 1 March 1663 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Joseph Sturgis (1664-1747) | |||
Desire Sturgis (1665-1749) | |||
Samuel Sturgis (1665-1737) | |||
James Sturgis (1669-1718) | |||
Edward Sturgis (1673-1738) | 1673 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 1 June 1738 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Mehitable Hallett (1676-1744) |
Thankful Sturgis (1675-1745) | |||
Hannah Sturgis (c1677-) | |||
Fear Sturgis (1678-1753) |
Siblings
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 Plymouth County, Massachusetts - first families
- Temperance Gorham - disambiguation