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<p>GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES FOR MEMBERS OF THE DUNHAM FAMILY</p><br />
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<b><font SIZE="3">This information has been prepared by Gratia Dunham Mahony.&nbsp; <br />
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Her original document has been sub-divided to fit more easily onto our web site.&nbsp; <br />
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LINES FROM DEACON JOHN <sup>1</sup> DUNHAM’S SON JONATHAN <sup>2</sup> DUNHAM <br />
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(b. 1625)</b></font></p><br />
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<p>#2967 - <font color="#0000FF">Russell Howard Dunham</font> of <br><br />
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Line from Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth: This is a probable line based on <br />
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circumstantial evidence. <br><br />
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John <sup>1</sup> Jonathan <sup>2</sup> Jonathan <sup>3</sup> Hezekiah <sup>4</sup> <br />
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Matthew <sup>5</sup> Matthew <sup>6</sup> Matthew <sup>7</sup> John <sup>8</sup> <br />
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Maurice B. <sup>9</sup> John A. <sup>10</sup> Russell Frank <sup>11</sup> <br />
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Russell Howard <sup>12</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">John <sup>1</sup> Dunham</font> b. ca. 1589 in England <sup>[1]</p><br />
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<p>d. 2 March 1668/9 Plymouth, Plymouth Co. MA <sup>[2]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. second Abigail Ballou</p><br />
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<p><i>Reference:<br><br />
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l. Anderson, Robert Charles, &quot;The Great Migration Begins; Immigrants to New <br />
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England 1620-1633&quot; published by New England Historic Genealogical Society, <br />
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Boston 1995, Volume I:599-603.<br><br />
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2. Ibid.</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Jonathan <sup>2</sup> Dunham</font> b. </font>say 1625 in Leiden Holland <sup>[3]</p><br />
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<p>d. 18 December 1717 in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes Co. MA <sup>[4]</p><br />
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<p>m. <sup>1</sup> Mary Delano<br><br />
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m. <sup>2</sup> Mary Cobb </p><br />
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<p>3. Anderson, Volume I:603; also TAG Vol. 36:243-49<br><br />
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4. Ply. Col. Records Vol. 4:370, will probated 15 Jan. 1718</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Jonathan <sup>3</sup> Dunham</font> b. 1658-9 <sup>[5]</p><br />
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<p>d. before 5 October 1711 <sup>[6]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. <sup>1</sup> (unknown)<br><br />
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m. <sup>2</sup> shortly after 8 June 1690 Esther <br />
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(Norton) Huxford</p><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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<i>5.</i> <i>TAG 44:218-221. <br><br />
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6.</i> <i>Ibid. </p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Hezekiah <sup>4</sup> Dunham</font> b. say 1693 in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, <br />
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Dukes Co. MA <sup>[7]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>d. between 13 June 1738 &amp; 11 July 1738 <sup>[8]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. Jane Pease</p><br />
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<i><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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7. TAG 44:219. <br><br />
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8.</i> <i>Dukes Co. Probate 1:74. </p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Matthew <sup>5</sup> Dunham</font> b. say 1730-32 <sup>[9]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>d. date unknown <sup>[10]</p><br />
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</sup><i><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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9. </i></font><i>History of Ancient Wethersfield, p. 404; A Muster Roll of <br />
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Capt. Eliphalet Whittelsey’s Co. 1758, a Matthew Dunham enlisted 7 April as <br />
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Pvt., Discharged Oct. 1758. This Matthew would probably have been born in the <br />
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1730s.</p><br />
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<p>Also, there are numerous deeds in Tyringham, Berkshire Co. Ma. which are <br />
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probably for this Matthew <sup>5</sup> Dunham.</p><br />
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<p>Also, data from a manuscript on file at the New England Historical and <br />
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Genealogical Society in Boston, dated 1947-1957, and written by Gertrude <br />
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Evengeline Dunham Miller, of Lake Bluff Illinois gives line of descent from <br />
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Matthew Dunham. I believe that line is from this Matthew <sup>5</sup>, son of <br />
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Hezekiah <sup>4</sup> and Jane Pease. (dau. of Matthew Pease)</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Matthew <sup>6</sup> Dunham</font> b. about 1758 prob. in CT <sup>[10]</sup> </p><br />
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<p>d. after 1812 in New York state <sup>[11]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. 11 May 1780 Ruth Strong in Tyringham, Berkshire Co. MA <sup>[12]</p><br />
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</sup><i><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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10.</i></font> <i>The ancestry of Matthew Dunham, b. about 1758, has been the <br />
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subject of research for a long time. Apparently Gertrude Evangeline Miller <br />
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Dunham was never able to trace the line any further back than Matthew Dunham. In <br />
<br />
2002 <u>Russell Howard Dunham</u> participated in DNA analysis and it was <br />
<br />
learned that he was a direct descendant of Deacon John Dunham. Therefore, the <br />
<br />
search for the ancestors of Matthew, a proven ancestor of Russell Howard Dunham, <br />
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has been renewed.</p><br />
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<b><br />
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<p>Research was done by Gratia Dunham Mahony in 2002. The research indicating <br />
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the line of Matthew Dunham is based on circumstantial evidence.</p><br />
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<p>11. </font>DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition pub. by National Society of <br />
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the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington DC 1990, Part I:893. <br><br />
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Also, From Mass. Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. V p. 46; Matthew Dunham, <br />
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Stockbridge (also given Tyringham). Private, in a detachment of Capt. Goodrich’s <br />
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Co. of Minute-men, which marched April 22, 1775, …Roll certified at Tyringham.<br><br />
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12. Tyringham MA Vital Records to 1850 (from Church Record).</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Matthew <sup>7</sup> Dunham, Jr.</font> b. 27 October 1784 in Tyringham MA <sup>[13]</p><br />
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<p>d. 15 October 1854 in Carlton, Orleans Co. NY <sup>[14]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. Rachel Lovewell</p><br />
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13.</i></font> <i>Information from GED Miller. <br><br />
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14. Ibid. Cemetery headstone gives dates of birth and death.</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">John <sup>8</sup> Dunham</font> b. 10 July 1815 in Carlton, Orleans Co. New York<br />
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<sup>[15]</sup> </p><br />
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<p>d. after 1880 prob. in Montrose, Genesee Co. MI <sup>[16]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. Minerva Clark</p><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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15. Information from descendant Russell Howard Dunham. Also John Dunham <br />
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appears on the 1850 census of Carlton, Orleans Co. NY p. 22 (also father Matthew <br />
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and brother Joseph)<br><br />
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16. John Dunham appears on the 1880 Census of Montrose, Genesee Co. MI ED#81, <br />
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p. 325; age 64</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Maurice B. <sup>9</sup> Dunham</font> b. 19 April 1851 in Carleton, Orleans Co. NY<br />
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<sup>[17]</p><br />
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<p>d. 11 October 1935 in Montrose, Genesee Co. MI <sup>[18]</p><br />
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<p></sup>m. <sup>1</sup> Frankie A. Greeley</p><br />
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17. </font>Information from descendant Russell Howard Dunham.<br><br />
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Also, Maurice/Moris B. Dunham appears on the 1880 Census of Montrose, Genesee <br />
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Co. Michigan ED#81, p. 324: he is age 29<br><br />
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18. Ibid.</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">John A. <sup>10</sup> Dunham</font> b. 31 July 1879 in Montrose, Genesee Co. MI <sup><br />
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[19]</p><br />
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<p>d. 11 March 1955 in Renton, King Co. WA <sup>[20]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. Kate Maria Bourne</p><br />
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19. Information from descendant Russell Howard Dunham.<br><br />
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Also, </font>John A. Dunham appears on the 1930 Census in Glenwood Precinct, <br />
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Kitsap Co. Washington, p. 1A; age 50<br><br />
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20. Information from descendant Russell Howard Dunham.</p><br />
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<p><font color="#FF9900">Russell Frank <sup>11</sup> Dunham</font> b. 6 April 1913 in Minot, Ward Co. ND <sup><br />
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[21]</p><br />
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<p>d. 15 March 2002 in Seattle, King Co. WA <sup>[22]</p><br />
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</sup><br />
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<p>m. Kathleen Howard</p><br />
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<p>Reference:<br><br />
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21. Ibid.<br><br />
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22. Ibid.</p><br />
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<p><font color="#0000FF">Russell Howard <sup>12</sup> Dunham</font> b. 23 October 1935 <sup>[23]</p><br />
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<p>Still living.</p><br />
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23. In 2002 <u>Russell Howard Dunham</u> participated in DNA analysis and it <br />
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was learned that he was a direct descendant of Deacon John Dunham. </p><br />
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<p>Data from a manuscript [CS71/M15989/1928] <u>Capt. James Dunham and Some of <br />
<br />
His Descendants</u> by Gertrude Evangeline Dunham Miller, compiled 1947-1957, on <br />
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file at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society in Boston, dated <br />
<br />
1947-1957, and written by Gertrude Evangeline Dunham Miller, of Lake Bluff <br />
<br />
Illinois gives a line of descent from Matthew Dunham. </p><br />
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<p>See under footnote #10 for Matthew <sup>6</sup> Dunham above. <b>The research <br />
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indicating the line of Matthew Dunham is based on circumstantial evidence.</p><br />
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