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Ralph Gorham

Ralph Gorham

Male 1575 - 1642  (67 years)


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  • Name Ralph Gorham  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 1575  Benefield, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Baptism 30 Sep 1575  Benefield, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID KN7D-Q8K  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Immigration Abt 1635  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 5 Apr 1642  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 12] 
    Burial 1643  Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Person ID I12630  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father James Gorham,   b. 1550, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1576, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Agnes Bennington,   b. Abt 1552, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1603, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1572  Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Stephenson,   b. Abt 1579, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1637, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 23 May 1610  Oundle, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Gorham, Captain ,   b. Bef 28 Jan 1621, Northinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1676, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • He came to New England before 1637.
      Genealogy-Boston and Eastern Massacusetts; William R.Cutter; 1908: Page 586. !Plymouth 1637.

      of Benefield Quendle, North Hamptonship - to Duxbury, MA 1637; "This family has a line to the De Girrams of La Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine, on the borders of Brittany, where they lived in a castle. Members of the family came to England with William the Conqueror. Many of the name in England became men of learning, wealth and influence. Ralph Gorham and his father James, resided at Benefield. Ralph was born 1575 and came to New England with his family being in Plymouth 1637.

  • Sources 
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      Name Pheulphus Boham
      [Radulphus = Ralph Goram]
      Record Type Baptism
      Baptism Date 30 Sep 1575
      Baptism Place Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
      Register Type Parish Registers

    2. [S288] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-W243 : 10 September 2021), Ralph Gorham, ; Burial, Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England, St. Mary Churchyard; citing record ID 100139674, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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    3. [S288] FamilySearch.org, Find a Grave Index, "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV28-L9XV : Wed Apr 02 18:57:14 UTC 2025), Entry for Ralph Gorham.
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    4. [S293] FamilySearch.org, Community Trees, "Community Trees," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:QV7Q-DCT : accessed 2025-06-18), entry for Ralph Gorham; "Mayflower Pilgrim Genealogies" file (2:2:2:MMXD-DP8), submitted 2020-02-24 by FamilySearch.
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    7. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Place: New Plymouth, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 313.
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    8. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Book Title: The Genealogical and Biographical History of the Manning Families of New England and descendants :.
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    9. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Source number: 190.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LEU.
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    10. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry.com.
      Gives genealogy & history info for Ralph Gorham & John Gorham

    11. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, Ancestry.com.
      Shows info on Ralph Gorham where born, died & name of sons Ralph & John, also marriage to Desire Howland

    12. [S273] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch FamilyTree, King, H. Hester., Daniels, L. Ainsworth. (1955). Some descendants of Captain John Gorham of Plymouth Colony in New York State and the Western Reserve. Cleveland: Walker Print. Service.
      https://search.ancestry.com/collections/18342/records/13


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