DJD-321-John-5

LINE OF DEACON JOHN DUNHAM OF PLYMOUTH

FIFTH GENERATION IN AMERICA

321. JOHN 5 DONHAM (Samuel 2 John 1) b. 12 Jul 1726 Plymouth, Plymouth co. Ma; [1] bpt. 14 Aug 1726 Plymouth, Plymouth co. Ma; [2] d. 30 Aug 1814 Carver, Plymouth, Ma. [3] John married in Plymouth 13 Nov. 1755 MARY THOMAS, daughter of John and Abigail 4 (Dunham) Thomas.

Children of John 5 and Mary (Thomas) Donham, all born in Carver []

i. Moses 6 Dunham b. 23 Jan 1757; d. 15 Sep 1845 Hartford, Oxford co., Me; m. Margaret Morton b. 1757 Plymouth

ii. Mary 6 Donham b. 16 Dec 1759

iii. Salome 6 Donham b. 12 Apr 1762; d. 5 Mar 1828 Me; m. 28 Feb 1786 Plympton, Plymouth co. Ma

iv. John jr 6 Donham b. 16 Nov 1764; d. 1 May 1849 Carver; m. Lucy Lucas dau of Benjamin and Lydia (-) Lucas

v. Thomas 6 Donham b. 2 Oct 1766; d. 5 Jun 1853 Hebron, Oxford, Me; intention 3 mar 1798 Carver Sylvina Brattles Shurtleff dau. of Joseph and Lucy (Holmes) Shurtleff.

Children of Thomas 6 Sylvina Brattles (Shurtleff) Donham See Below:

vi. Elizabeth 6 Donham b. 25 Dec 1768; d. 22 Aug 1850 Hartford, Oxford co., Me; m. 13 Nov 1788 Carver Lemuel Cole son of John Cole, b. abt. 1765 Carver; d. 8 Mar 1849 Hartford.

vii. Abigail 6 Donham b. 20 Apr 1771

viii. Caleg 6 Donham b. 9 May 1773; d. 1825 Vermont; m. 1 Feb 1798 in Carver Zippa Wood b. 26 Aug 1774, Plymouth, dau. of David Wood and Elizabeth Doten

ix. James Thomas 6 Donham b. 25 May 1775; d. 6 Dec 1864 Hebron, Oxford co. Me; m. 30 Apr 1799 in Carver, Cynthia Packard b. 13 Jun 1776; d. Aug 1861 dau. of Reuben Packard and Anne Perkins

x. Job 6 Donham b. 20 Apr 1777; d. 5 Dec 1865 Hebron, Oxford co. Me; m. 1 Nov 1801 in Carver Abigail Vaughn. Job is buried in Maple Ridge Cemetery, Hebron

xi. Calvin 6 Donham b. 11 Apr 1781; d. 1842 Middleborough, Plymouth co. Ma; int. 20 Nov 1802 Plymouth; m. 27 Jun 1803 Plymouth

Hannah Harlow b. 26 Feb 1785 Middleborough; d. 1824 Middleborough; dau of Ezra and Elizabeth (Ellis) Harlow. Calvin m. 2nd. aft 27 Aug 1825 Mrs. Jersusha (-) Hinds

Child of Thomas 6 and Lucy (Holmes) Donham

I. Isaac 7 Donham b. Jun 1796 Carver; d. 29 Sep 1796 Carver.

Children of Thomas 6 and Sylvina Brattles (Shurtleff) Donham

ii. Thomas 7 Donham

iii. Joseph 7 Donham

iv. Lucy 7 Donham

v. Eliza 7 Donham

vi. Rev. Benjamin 7 Donham

(1806-1846) and Catherine Brett

vii. Sylvina 7 Donham

viii. Caroline 7 Donham

ix. Isaac 7 Donham

Children of Rev. Benjamin 7 and Catherine (Brett) Donham

Cathering Augusta 8 Donham

Caroline "Carrie" 8 Donham

Paulina 8 Donham

George Edwin 8 Donham (1840-1921)

and Sarah Adelaide Studley

Benjamin Eugene 8 Donham b. 9 Jul 1843 Bethel, Oxford co., Me; d. 14 Feb 1916 Togus, Kennebec co., Me; unm. Benjamin was a private in Co. H, 2nd Maine Infantry in the Civil War. He became a Medical Doctor after the end of the Civil War and practiced in Canada. He d. at the Old Soldiers home in Togus and is buried in the Togus National Cemetery - FAGM 86329040.

Children of George 8 and Sarah Adelaide Studley Donham:

Anna Catherine 9 Donham

Sarah Agnes 9 Donham

Benjamin Curtis 9 Donham

Wallace Brett 9 Donham

George Herman 9 Donham (1880-1958) and Edith Boardman Briggs

Children of George Herman 9 and Edith Boardman (Briggs) Donham:

Eleanor Donham (1906-1974) and Kenneth Alan Simpson

Additional Generations Living

James Boardman 10 Donham

Allan Stuart Donham b. 5 Dec 1911 Manchester, Hillsborough Nh; d. 24 Mar 1989 Worchester, Worcester, Ma; m. 12 Aug 1939 in Upton, Worcester, Ma. Helen Irene Crooker b. 29 Jan 1911 Upton; d. 10 Jun 1971 Upton; Both Allan and Helen are buried in Maplewood Cemetery, West Upton, Worcester, Ma

Referemces:

1. Plymouth VR p. 64

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