Lt. Cnl. John Gorham Jr

This picture, 'Gorham-history-02a', was taken on March 30th, 2016 in 21 Meadowood, Lane, Old Saybrook, CT. Picture Notes Shown  is markedup  page two of five typed pages of Gorham history provided by Mary Gorham, Grandaughter of John J. Gorham Jr. (Born 1809, Havana, Cuba - Llived in Billerica Middlesex, MA). Research indicates that Capt. John Gorham married Desire Howland vice Elizabeth Howland.  Elizabeth Howland married John Dickinson as shown in the page shown.  Refer to Web site http://www.ourfamtree.org/. Other names in this document agree with the Capt. John Gorham familytree.

John was born on February 20th, 1652 in MA.¹   John's father was Capt  John Gorham and his mother was Desire Howland.  His paternal grandparents were Ralph Gorham and Margaret Stephenson; his maternal grandparents were John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. He had four brothers and six sisters, named James, Joseph, Jabez, Shubael, Desire, Temperance, Elizabeth, Mercy, Lydia and Hanna.  He was the fifth oldest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 64 on November 11th, 1716 in MA.  He was buried in MA, Barnstable Co, Barnstable, Cobbs Hill Cemetery (East and West).^1 1 

• General Notes

  John Gorham
  b.  20 February 1651/2 at Marshfield,    Plymouth Colony (now Plymouth Co., MA)
  d.  11 November 1716 at Barnstable,    Barnstable Co., MA
  m.  4 February 1674 to Mary/Mercy       Otis (14 Mar 1652/3-1 Apr 1733)  at Barnstable, Plymouth Colony (now Barnstable Co., MA) and had children John Gorham (18 Jan 1675/6-1 Apr1679), Temperance Gorham (2 Aug 1678-aft 1756),  Mary Gorham (18 Sep 1680-23 Oct 1748), Stephen Gorham (23  June 1683-1743), Shubael  Gorham (2 Sep 1686-20 Feb 1745/6, married Mary Thacher, daughter of Lydia Gorham and John Thacher below), John Gorham (28 Sep 1688-1769), Thankful Gorham (15 Feb 1690-aft 2 Feb 1732/3), Job Gorham (30 Aug 1692-bef 2 Nov 1762) and  Mercy Gorham (1 Dec 1695-9 Apr 1782)
  
  John Gorham was born in Marshfield, MA.  He took over his father's tanning business.  He inherited his father's house and was the second wealthiest man intown.
  
  He served with his father in King Phillip's War.  In 1690 he was lade Lieutenant Colonel in the militia that went to fight in Canada.
  
  He is buried at the Unitarian Meeting House in Barnstable.

Details of John's family with Mary/Mercy Otis