Temperance Gorham 
Temperance was born on May 5th, 1646 in MA, Plymouth Co., Marshfield.1 Temperance's father was Capt John Gorham and her mother was Desire Howland. Her paternal grandparents were Ralph Gorham and Margaret Stephenson; her maternal grandparents were John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. She had five brothers and five sisters, named James, John, Joseph, Jabez, Shubael, Desire, Elizabeth, Mercy, Lydia and Hanna. She was the second oldest of the eleven children. She died at the age of 67 on March 12th, 1714.General Notes
Temperance Gorham
b. 5 May 1646 at Marshfield, Plymouth Colony (now Plymouth Co., MA)
d. 12 March 1714/5 at Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., MA
m. 1663 to Edward Sturgis, Jr (10 Apr1642-8 Nov 1678, brother of Sarah Stugis, wife of Joseph Gorham, and Hannah Sturgis, wife of Jabez Gorham) at Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony (now Barnstable Co., MA) and had children Joseph Sturgis (1664-16 Mar 1746/7), Samuel Sturgis (1665-12 Jan 1736/7), Desire Sturgis (c1666-29 Mar 1749 ), James Sturgis (1668-3 Jan 1717/8, married Rebecca Thacher, daughter of John Thacher and Rebecca Winslow below), Edward Sturgis (1673-1 June 1738), Thankful Sturgis (20 May 1675-1 May 1745, married Peter Thacher, son of John Thacher and Rebecca Winslow below) and Fear Sturgis (c 1678-22 June 1753)
m. 27 January 1679/80 to Thomas Baxter (c1653-22 June1713) at Yarmouth, Plymouth Colony (now Barnstable Co., MA) and had children John Baxter (c1680-aft 18 Apr 1749, married Desire Gorham, daughter of Joseph Gorham and Sarah Sturgis, see below), Thomas Baxter (c1683-aft 15 Apr 1745) and Shubael Baxter (1687-12 Apr 1741, married Elizabeth Gorham, daughter of Jabez Gorham and Hannah Sturgis below)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- d.1588
- b.1550 d.1576
- b.1575 in England, Northamptonshire, Benefield d.05 Apr 1642 in England, Northamptonshire, Benefield
- b.28 Jan 1621 in England, Northamptonshire, Benefield d.05 Feb 1676 in MA, Bristol Co, Swansea
- b.1579 in England, Northamptonshire, Benefield
- b.05 May 1646 in MA, Plymouth Co., Marshfield d.12 Mar 1714
- b.16 Jan 1602 in England, Cambridgeshire, Fengate d.24 Feb 1673 in MA, Plymouth Co.
- b.13 Oct 1625 in MA, Plymouth Co., Plymouth d.13 Oct 1683 in MA, Barnstable Co
- b.30 Aug 1607 in England, Bedford, Henlow d.21 Dec 1687 in MA, Bristol Co, Swansea
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Details of Temperance's family with Edward Sturgis, Jr.
Details of Temperance's family with Thomas Baxter
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