Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameJabez GORHAM 
Removal1Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island
Memofrom Barnstable
Will16 Mar 172513 Age: 68
Probate20 Apr 172518 Age: 68
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherCapt. John GORHAM (1621-1676)
MotherDesire HOWLAND (~1625-1683)
Individual Notes
• The ancestor of the Gorham family in Rhode Island.
• He died in Bristol, which was then in Massachusetts but is now in Rhode Island, between 10 March 1724/5, the date he made his will, and 20 April 1725, the date his will was proved.18
• He died in Bristol, which was then in Massachusetts but is now in Rhode Island, between 10 March 1724/5, the date he made his will, and 20 April 1725, the date his will was proved.18
Census
• Jabez Gorham, wife and four children appear in the Census of Bristol 1689 (NEHGR, Vol. 34, p 405).13
Spouses
Birthabt 165418
Death17 Oct 1736, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts18 Age: 82
BurialOld Burial Ground, Brewster, Barnstable, Massachusetts18
FatherEdward STURGIS Sr. (~1613-1695)
MotherElizabeth HINCKLEY (1617-1692)
Individual Notes
• Sister of Samuel Sturgis, also of Sarah Sturgis who married Joseph Gorham, and widow of John Gray.13
ChildrenHannah (Died as Child) (1677-1682)
Elizabeth (~1680-1746)
Samuel (1682-1735)
Jabez (1684-1745)
Shubael (1686-1734)
Isaac (1689-<1740)
John (1690-1717)
Joseph (1692-1773)
Hannah (1694-<1725)
Benjamin (1695-1771)
Thomas (1701-<1725)