 [1729] - 1813
-
| Name |
Elijah DUNHAM |
| Born |
[1729] |
Middleton, Essex, MA  |
- French and Indian Index.
Middleton, NH was not granted until 1749 and incorporated until 1778
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth |
[BEFORE 1755] |
| Death |
Bef 1820 CENSUS |
| Military |
From 1 Jan 1748 to 21 Dec 1748 |
| Centinel, Endorsed Co at Pleasant Point [St Georges. Cushing.] |
| Military |
From 20 Sep 1750 to 1 Nov 1750 |
| Centinel, Muster Roll dated Falmouth |
| Military |
28 Jun 1755 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Military |
1 Apr 1756 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Military |
1 Feb 1757 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Military |
13 Jun 1758 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Military |
24 May 1759 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Military |
5 Mar 1760 |
| Pearsontown [Standish], York, ME |
| Occupation |
1760-1761 |
| Roadwork, Gorham |
- See Albert Sears History of Gorham
|
| Residence |
1766 |
Deer Isle, Lincoln, ME |
- An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Maine
Hosmer
p 24
Elijah Dunham Sr 1766
Elijah Dunham Jr (son) 1766
Joseph Dunham (son) 1766
|
| Petition |
6 Jun 1776 |
Deer Isle, Lincoln, ME |
| Grant |
22 Mar 1786 |
Deer Isle, Lincoln, ME |
| Residence |
1740S? 1750S? |
Long Island, St Georges [Friendship], York, ME |
- Long Island
Joseph Dunham was said to have been born on Long Island, according to the 1880 census record of Joseph Jr. There are few strands reaching from Maine to New York in the 1700s, so I find the idea unlikely, even considering the 1900 census records NY as the birthplace. The census taker in 1880 may have been generous recording "Long Island," but may have been hasty in 1900, given the same information, and concluding "New York."
This Long Island could be the one off the coast of Falmouth, where Dunhams had earlier settled, or the Long Island near Friendship, which is close to St Georges, where these Dunhams also lived.
|
| Residence |
St Georges, Lincoln, ME |
|
|
| Residence |
10 Dec 1789 |
Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
| Residence |
1790 |
Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
- Elijah Dunham
in the 1790 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Dunham
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2 [Sons of Elijah Jr?]
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1 [Elijah Sr?]
Free White Persons - Females: 1 [Joan?]
Number of Household Members: 4
Year: 1790; Census Place: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 61; Image: 49; Family History Library Film: 0568142
|
| Residence |
1800 |
Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
- Elijah Dunham
in the 1800 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Dunham
Came from St Georges
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2 [Joshua, Thomas]
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [Elijah Sr?]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 [Johanna]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 [Tamson]
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1 [Abigail]
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1 [Joanna Silloway Choate]
Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 7
Year: 1800; Census Place: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 7; Page: 15; Image: 15; Family History Library Film: 218677
|
| Residence |
1 Dec 1807 |
Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
|
|
| Residence |
1810 |
Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
- Elijah Dunham Jr
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Dunham
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1 [Thomas s Elijah?]
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [Elijah]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1 [Johanna d Elijah?]
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over : 2 [Joanna Silloway Choate Dunham?, Joan m Elijah Sr?]
Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
Number of Household Members Over 25: 3
Number of Household Members: 6
Year: 1810; Census Place: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 430; Image: 00422; Family History Library Film: 0218682
Elijah Dunham [Sr]
in the 1810 United States Federal Census
Name: Elijah Dunham
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1 [Elisha s Elijah]
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1 [Elijah Sr]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 3 [? ? ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Abigail or Tamson d Elijah? or Ruth new wife?]
Number of Household Members Under 16: 4
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 6
Year: 1810; Census Place: Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 430; Image: 00422; Family History Library Film: 0218682
|
| Died |
BY 1 Feb 1813 |
- https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/241424-redirection
A true copy of the most ancient vital records of Deer Isle : (births, marriages, marriage publishments, deaths, abt. 1757-1833), volume 1, giving them as far as they can be deciphered from the mutilated books at the present time, and including also for that time the present towns of Stonington & Isle au Haut
Title No
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Creator
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Noyes, Linnie Howard
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[Page 156] [1813] [March] 27 Mr Ezekiel Alexander of Deer Isle, applied for a publishment of his intention of Marriage with Mrs Ruth Dunham of sd Deer Isle which was done as the law directs
Attest Fred. Spofford Town Clerke
[Note by BLN: 16 February 1813 Town of Deer Isle record bills from Benj Cole for digging grave and from Ignatius Haskell Jr for making E Dunham's coffin. So Elijah Sr died not long before 1 February 1813 or thereabouts. Ruth was his 2nd wife.]
[11/153]
[Page 26]
p 10
May 23rd [1798] Elijah Donham of Deer Isle Applied for Publishment of his Intentions of Marriage to Johanna Choat of Newbury Port which was done N Hasell
[71/153]
[Page 199]
p 70
Mr Elisha Donham & Miss Nabby Gross both of Deer Isle on due application had their Intention of Marriage made public as the law directs
Deer Isle Oct 14 1820
Cert issued and fees recd Nov 29
Pearl Spofford Town Clerk
[106/153]
[Page 291]
p 104
Elijah Dunham and Polly Morey both of Deer Isle on due application had their intentions of marriage made publick as by law required.
Attest Jona A Webb T Clerk
Deer Isle May 15 1830
Certif issued fees paid
|
| Person ID |
I52873 |
4 February 2018 |
| Last Modified |
17 Mar 2021 |
| Father |
Elisha DUNHAM, b. August 1692, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA , d. Aft 1765 (Age ~ 74 years) |
| Mother |
Mary BABSON, b. C 1693, d. [1746-1748] |
| _MARI |
23 Mar 1717 |
Gloucester, Essex, MA |
- Mary Babson
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Mary Babson
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 23 Mar 1717
Marriage Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Elisha Donham
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
p 2
Publishments in Gloucester
1717 A purpose of Marriage betwixt Elisha Donham and Mary Babson both of this Town Entered March 23 1717
p 3
Marriages in Gloucester
Elisha Donham and Mary Babson both of this Town were married April 16 1717 by the Revd Mr John White Pastor of the Church in Gloster
|
| Married |
16 Apr 1717 |
Gloucester, Essex, MA |
| Family ID |
F16448 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Joan, b. Bef 1730 |
| Married |
C 1745 |
| Children |
| | 1. Joseph DUNHAM, b. 1750, d. C 1810? |
| | 2. Elijah DUNHAM, b. [1752], d. 25 Feb 1844, Deer Isle, Hancock, ME |
| | 3. Mary, b. Bef 1747, d. 1812? |
| | 4. Samuel DUNHAM, b. *[1755], d. Bef 1820 CENSUS |
| | 5. David DUNHAM, b. Bef 1757, d. [1796] |
|
| Family ID |
F16413 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Hancock County Probate: Nil
PANB Petitions: Nil
PANB Grants: Nil
Johnson's Vitals: Nil
Old Soldiers: Nil
Caren Secord: Nil
Deed 1807: Elijah Dunham Senr. Richard Greenlaw witness
Plymouth County Land Records: Nil
Essex County Land Records: Nil
Plymouth County Probate: See below
Essex County Probate: Nil
Essex County Registry of Deeds: Nil
Cumberland Couny Registry of Deeds: Nil
Maine Soldiers: Checked
Loyalist Claims: Nil
Revolutionary War Pension: Plymouth
Lincoln County Grantees -1796: Nil
Suffolk County Registry Books: Nil
North Yarmouth Congregational Records Baptisms 1749-1761: Nil Dunham
Scarborough Congregational Records Baptism 1745-1769: Nil Dunham
Hosmer says he was married twice.
Elisha Dunham who married Anne Allen in Boston in 1754? See below.
- James Dunham s Cornelius Dunham m Patience Barrows
m Elizabeth Robbins d Samuel Robbins m Sarah McWilliams
r Vinalhaven
Who is James Dunham who had a daughter on Deer Isle in 1815? Probably James Dunham who lived at Vinalhaven, or son. See above. Not apparently related to Elijah Dunha
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Vital records 1781-1940
Authors: Deer Isle (Maine). Town Clerk
Births listed in families prior to 1891, deaths 1781-1891, intentions of marriage 1793-1852, marriage records 1796-1849.
Family History Library
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[18/335]
Dunam daughter Nov 19 1815 James
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Deeds 1791-1861; index 1791-1864
Authors: Hancock County (Maine). Register of Deeds
Index to grantors and grantees 1790-1824
Family History Library
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*1798 Elisha Dunham to Mark Haskell 6 355
*1795 Joseph Dunham to Ignatius Haskell 3 61
*1804 James Dunham r Vinalhaven to Ezekiel Morey et al 15 54
Deeds v. 15-16, 1804-1805
Family History Library
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[47/587]
James Dunham yeoman Vinalhaven
Ezekiel Morey & Melarteah Luce yeomen Vinalhaven
land in Vinalhaven
7 July 1804
James Dunham
Wit: William Wetmore, Joshua Woodman
$330
James Dunham
in the 1790 United States Federal Census
Name: James Dunham
[James Vanham]
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Vinalhaven, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females: 3
Number of Household Members: 6
Year: 1790; Census Place: Vinalhaven, Hancock, Maine; Series: M637; Roll: 2; Page: 59; Image: 48; Family History Library Film: 0568142
James Dunham
in the 1800 United States Federal Census
Name: James Dunham
Home in 1800 (City, County, State): Vinalhaven, Hancock, Maine
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2
Males 26-44: 1 [1756-1774]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 4
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 11
Number of Household Members Over 25: 1
Number of Household Members: 12
Year: 1800; Census Place: Vinalhaven, Hancock, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 7; Page: 3; Image: 9; Family History Library Film: 218677
- Lincoln County Registry Books -1790
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Land records, 1761-1912; indexes to land records, 1761-1901
Authors: Lincoln County (Maine). Register of Deeds
Index to v. 1-6 A-Z 1761-1769; Index to v. 7-187 A-M 1769-1848
Family History Library
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7834678
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[242/674]
Book 16 1782-1784
George Philbrook to Samuel Dunham physician Brunswick 225 [187/]
Ebenezer Fellows to Samuel Dunham physician Brunswick 226
[250/]
Book 21 1787-1788
Samuel Denham to Thomas Starret 103
- Hancock County Registry Books
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Deeds 1791-1861; index 1791-1864
Authors: Hancock County (Maine). Register of Deeds
Index to grantors and grantees 1790-1824
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[60/702]
*1798 Elisha Dunham to Mark Haskell 6 355
*1795 Joseph Dunham to Ignatius Haskell 3 61
1804 James Dunham to Ezekiel Morey et al 15 54 [47/587] Vinalhaven
[283/702]
*1808 Elijah Donham to Samuel G Towne et al 24 86
[285/702]
*1809 Joseph Dunham to Asa Green 27 518
[287/702]
1811 Wm Elwell to John Dunham 30 156
[514/702]
1813 James Dunham Jr Samuel Dunham 33 479
1814 James Dunham Jr Joseph Viles 34 130
1817 James Dunham Jr et al to Melatiah Luce 37 431
1817 James Dunham Jr et al to Melatiah Luce 37 431
1821 John Dunham to Jones Shaw 41 288
1823 Isaac Dunham to Jonathan Carey 45 380
1819 Isaac Dunham to Sarah Lowney 39 221
1819 Bethia Dunham et al to Isaac Billings 39 204
1819 George Dunham et al to Isaac Billings 39 204
[515/702]
1813 Joseph Viles to James Dunham Jr 33 479
1821 Robert Morton to John Dunham 41 288
1819 Sarah Lowney to Isaac Dunham 39 220
1822 William White to Isaac Dunham 43 225
1822 Sarah Lowney to Isaac Dunham 43 321
1813 James Dunham Jr to Samuel Dunham 33 479
Deeds v. 23-24, 1807-1808
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Volume 24 Page 86
[353/571]
Elijah Donham Senr yeoman Deer Isle
Samuel G Town & Pearl Spofford merchants Deer Isle
$30
one proprietors right of common & undivided land in Deer Isle being the original right
1 December 1807
Elijah Donham
Wit: Richard Greenlaw, John Webster
Recd 18 March 1808
- Plymouth County Probate
Probate 1700s either in Middleborough or with a will
William Dunham Volume 16 Page 50: Plymouth 1761 estate to friend Jonathan Churchill
Joseph Dunham
Middleborough 6862
1782 Bond of administration John Shaw admin, Letter 27 102
1782 Warranty & inventory 28 493
1782 Rep of insolvency 28494
1783 Warranty & list of claims 29 36
1783 Admin account 29 37
1791 Admin acct 31 399
Ephraim Dunham [m Elizabeth Bumpus s Nathaniel Dunham m Mary Tilson or Eleazar Dunham m Bathsheba ?]
Middleborough 6841
1756 Letter of admin Elizabeth Dunham 14 41
1756 Will 14 40: wife Elizabeth, son Jonathan 10 D 1753
1756 Inventory 14 156
1778 Warranty & division of estate
Annis Dunham [Annis Smith m Ephraim Dunham d John Smith m Mary Ellingwood]
Middleborough 6830
1729 Will [No book given]
- http://network.mainegenealogy.net/forum/topics/long-island-plantation-info-needed
DNA testing shows that my Dunham line is descendant from Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, MA. I found a Deer Isle Dunham descendant and had Y-DNA testing performed (paternal)- our Y-DNA did not match - it showed he is not of the two main Dunham lines in the U.S. (either Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth Mass or Jonathan Dunham-Singletary of Woodbridge NJ). I need to find another Dunham to confirm this result. Is your Dunham relationship associated with the Deer Isle Dunhams?
- ELISHA DUNHAM: Elisha Dunham married Hannah Leach on Jul 11, 1818 in Hancock County, Maine.
Gender: Male
Town: Penobscot
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0011752 item 1.
ELIZA DUNHAM: Eliza Dunham married William Walker on Feb 2, 1808 in Kennebec County, Maine.
Gender: Female
Town: Pittston
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0011733-0011734.
HANNAH DUNHAM: Hannah Dunham married Moses Owen on Mar 2, 1799 in Kennebec County, Maine.
Gender: Female
Town: Pittston
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0011733-0011734.
MRS. KATHERINE DUNHAM: Mrs. Katherine Dunham married William Graves on Feb 26, 1817 in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
Gender: Female
Town: Bowdoin
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0010565.
MARY DUNHAM: Mary Dunham married Henry Bodge on May 9, 1801 in Kennebec County, Maine.
Gender: Female
Town: Pittston
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0011733-0011734.
PHEBE DUNHAM: Phebe Dunham married Andrew Fitch on Aug 26, 1796 in Kennebec County, Maine.
Gender: Female
Town: Pittston
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0011733-0011734.
THOMAS DUNHAM: Thomas Dunham married Paulina Hodgedon on Jul 23, 1820 in Waldo County, Maine.
Gender: Male
Town: Belfast
Record of this marriage can be found at the Family History Library under town records. Reference # 0010573-0010574.
- Hancock County Registry Books
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Deeds 1791-1861; index 1791-1864
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Index to grantors and grantees 1790-1824
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1798 Elisha Dunham to Mark Haskell 6 355
1795 Joseph Dunham to Ignatius Haskell 3 61
1804 James Dunham to Ezekiel Morey et al 15 54
Deeds v. 5-6, 1797-1799
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Volume 6 Page 355
[476/647]
Elisha Donham yeoman Deer Isle
Mark Haskell and sons Ignatius and Solomon Haskell yeomen Deer Isle
120 pounds
100 acres on Deer Island
being my original settlement
on the west and north by the salt water
and from Jonathan Eaton's northern corner
runs south 54 degrees east by Eaton's land 103 rods to a stake
thence southerly such a course to the salt water as shall contain the 100 acres
10 December 1789
Elijah Donham
Joan Donham [Her mark]
Wit: Joseph Weed, Elijah Donham Junr
Rcd 13 November 1798
- 1776 Petition of the Deer Isle Committee of Inspection
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Massachusetts State Archives collection, colonial period, 1622-1788
Authors: Massachusetts. State Archives
v. 180 -- Rev. Petitions (from p.208), 1775-1776 ; v. 181 -- Rev. Petitions, 1776
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Volume 181 Page 82
Comee of Deer Island, Me for instructions as to certain captured vessels 6 June 1776
To the Honnorible The Councal and House of Representitives of the Coloney of the Massachusetts at Watertown assembled or ? the Memorial of the Commitee of Inspection for Deerisland in the County of lincoln humbly Sheweth that wheare as your Memrl Did in the mounth of August last teake in custidity the Sloop Saley and the Schoney Nightenhill the Property of Nathan Jones and Jonathan Rich for being Imployed as We aprihended Contreary to the Resolvs of Confress and Wheareas your Memorl Did in the mounth of Septr Meake aplication to This honorible Court for theire orders on Said Vessils and Whereas the Seame Was obtaind at a Cerey Execordenery Expence by a Resolve of the honorible how Detaining Said Vissils under the Cear of sd Commitee untill the farther order of this honoll Commt and Whereas your Memrl aprihend that They Can do nothing more or less with Regard to sd Vessils as also about 90 quantles of fish wch was the cargo og the Schoner Nightengill and meade on this Island and as your Memrl are in formed that there is no Record Meade of sd Resolve having ben Serch for by the sd Jones last Winter with intent to teake advantage thereby and whereas your Memorialists Detained Said Vesils from no other Motive but to Provent Tread of that Neature which we aprihend was consederibly after thereby in this part of the Coloney and as Corst as was before mentioned has ben Great as also having the Concorance of this honorible Court in the Detaintion of sd Vessiles on the Evidance Meade to apeare against them
We your Memsts humbly Pray your honors Speedy orders on the sd Primeses & your Memsts as in Duty bound will Ever Pray &c
Theophilus Eaton
Elijah Donham
Joseph Crockett
In the House of Representative June 1776
Resolved that where as the Committee of Safty and Correspondence of Dear Island Did on or about the 30th Day of August Last take into Custody the Schoner Nightengil Supposed the Property of Jonathan Rick that the sd Committee be and they hereby are Diverted to Detain and take proper Care of Said Schoner Nightengale until the further order of this Court
- French and Indian War Index
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French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779
Authors: Massachusetts. State Archives
French and Indian War roll musters, index cards, Dunham, David - Emery Jr., Joseph (continued), 1710-1774
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43602
Elisha Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Boston 2 February 1748/9 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Campt Thomas Henderson
Quality: Centinel
Entered Service: 1 January 1747/8
Served Until: 21 December 1748
Length of Service: 50 weeks 5 days
Endorsed Co at Pleasant Point [St Georges. Cushing.]
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 92 Page 195
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French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779
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43602
Elijah Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Falmouth 25 March 1750/1 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt Isaac Isley
Quality: Centinel
Entered Service: 20 September [1750]
Served Until: 1 November [1750]
Length of Service: 6 weeks 1 day
Year not given. Probably 1750
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 93 Page 57
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French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779
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French and Indian War roll musters, index cards, Dunham, David - Emery Jr., Joseph (continued), 1710-1774
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[22/3373]
43596
Elijah Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Falmouth November 26 1755 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt George Berry
Quality: Centinel
Residence: Pearsontown of Hobbstown [Standish]
Entered service: 28 June [1755]
Served Until: 17 November [1755]
Length of service: 20 Weeks 3 days
Year not given
Endorsed Co in the Eastern Frontier from 20 June to 20 November 1755
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 94 Page 15
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43597
Elijah Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Falmouth 12 November 1756 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt George Berry
Quality: Centinel
Residence: Pearson or Hobbs Town
Entere Service: 1 April [1756]
Served Until: 16 May [1756]
Length of Service: 6 Weeks 4 Days
Year not given. Endorsed 1756
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 95 Page 5
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43598
Elijah Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Hobbs & Perason Town 30 January 1757 of a detachment in His Majesty's service under the command Sergt John Burnall
Quality: Centinel
Residence: Hobbs & Pearson Town
Entered Service: 19 April 1756
Served Until: 30 January 1757
Length of Service: 41 weeks
Garrison at Hobbs & Pearson Town
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 95 page 182
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Elijah Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Falmouth 5 December 1757 of a detachment in His Majesty's service under the comman Sergt John Burnell
Quality: Centinel
Residence: Hobbs or Pearsontown
Entered Service: 1 February 1757
Served Until 31 October 1757
Length of service: 39 Weeks
Garrison at Hobbs and Pearsontown to be divided among inhabitants per order of court.
Name appears twice on Roll
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Elijah Donham Appears on A Muster Roll sworn to Boston 22 December 1758 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt Joshua Simpson
Quality: Centinel
Entered Service: 13 June 1758
Served Until: 31 October 1758
Length of Service: 20 weeks 1 day
Endorsed Co scouting eastward
Res Pearsontown
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Elijah Donham Appears on A Muster Roll sworn to York SS 7 November 1759 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt William Gerrish
Quality: Centinel
Residence: Pearson Town (Standish, Me)
Entered Service: 24 May [1759]
Served Until: 12 September [1759]
Length of Service: 16 Weeks
Endorsed Marching company
Year not given, endorsed 1759
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Elijah Dunham Appears on A Return of men enlisted for His Majesty's service for the total reduction of Canada 1760
Enlisted by George Freeman 3 March
ae 31 [1729] b Midleton r Pearson Town
Famouth 5 March 1760
signed by Benja Waite, Capt and Muster Master
said Dunham and other were mustered 5 March and attested
Endorsed Col Waldo's Regt
Massachusetts Archives Muster Rolls Volume 98 Page 110
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A Return of Men inlisted For his Majestys Service For the Total Reduction of Canada 1760
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Falmouth 24th March 1760
This may Certify that the Time Made on the Roll for the Enlistment of the within mentioned soldiers is agreable to their Attestation and that they his Day appeared and were passd muster
being Thirty in Number
Benja Waite Capt Muster Master
In Coll Waldos Regimt
Falmouth the 5th march 1760
This may Certify That the Time made on this Roll For the Enlistment of the within mentioned Soldiers is agreable to their Attestation and that they this Day Appeared and were Passd Muster being Sixty Six in Nummber
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In Collo Waldos Regiment
- An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Maine
George Lawrence Hosmer
p 24
Elijah Dunham Sr 1766
Elijah Dunham Jr (son) 1766
Joseph Dunham (son) 1766
Chapter III. Notices of settlers and early inhabitants
p 86
Elijah Dunham Sr, with his sons Elijah and Joseph Dunham, occupied the lot westerly of that of Mr Eaton on what is still known as Dunham's Point, upon which is located the silver mine which is being operated. Mr Dunham was twice married. By his first wife he had the two sons mentioned, and a daughter the wife of Mr Samuel Pickering and mother of the late Captain Samuel and Mr Daniel Pickering. Mr Pickering settled what is known as Pickering's Island, lying northwesterly of Deer Island, which is not included within the territorial limits of the town.
By his last wife Mr Dunham had one son, the late Mr Elisha H Dunham, and two daughters. He did not remain long on the lot taken up by him, and it came into the possession of Messrs Mark Haskell & sons, and was the property of Ignatius Haskell Esq at his death. Mr Dunham lived upon several other lots of land. He died in this town at an advanced age. His son Elijah Dunham Jr, was three times married: his first wife was the daughter of Captain Mark Haskell, by whom he had one son and three daughters; his second was the mother of Mr George G Choate; and his third was Miss Polly Morey, a daughter of Mr Elias Morey. He died in 1852 at the age of 90 years.
Mr Joseph Dunham married the widow of Mr Charles Chatto, and died not long after the year 1830. The lot taken up by them is now owned principally by Mr Ebenezer J Eaton.
- French and Indian Dunhams from Middleborough
Ebenezer Dunham s Lemuel Dunham m Elizabeth Tinkham
Lemuel Dunham s Lemuel Dunham m Elizabeth Tinkham
Philemon Dunham s Ephraim Dunham m Mercy Tinkham
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Jacob Dunham from Middleborough
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Jacob Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Boston 28 February 1756 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt Nathaniel Gilbert and Capt Nathaniel Blake
Quality: Private
Residence: Middleborough
Entered service: 8 April [1755]
Served until: 28 September [1755]
Length of service: 24 weeks 6 days
Reported: "Son" Died. Co under Capt Gilbert from 27 March to 8 September 1755 and under Capt Blake from 9 September 1755 to 7 January 1756
Endorsed Col Ruggles Regt on Crown Point expedition year not given endorsed 1755
Reported Travel Allowed from Albany Home
Massachusetts Archives: Muster Rolls. Volume 94 Page 110
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Lemuel Dunham from Middleborough
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Lemuel Dunham Appears on A Pay Roll dated Boston 22 April 1763 of a company in His Majestys service under the command of
Capt Ephraim Holmes
Quality: Private
Residence: Middleboro
Entered service: 24 March 1762
Served until: 30 November 1762
Length of Service: 36 weeks
Remarks: Father or Master: Lemuel Dunham
Massachusetts Archives: Muster Rolls. Volume 99 Page 260.
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Leml Dunham Appears on card of Ebenr Dunham of Middleborough (probably), as said Dunham's father or master 1759
Massachuetts Archives: Muster Rolls. Volume 96 Page 527
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Philemon Dunham Appears on A Pay Roll dated Boston 14 April 1762 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of
Capt Jabez Snow
Quality: Private
Residence: Middleborough
Entered service: 23 April [1761]
Served until: 10 December [1761]
Length of service: 33 weeks 1 day
Father or master: Joseph Besse
Year not given. Endorsed 1761
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Phillemon Dunham Appears on A Payl Roll dated Boston 22 April 1763 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of
Capt Ephraim Holmes
Quality: Private
Residence: Middleboro
Entered service: 24 March 1762
Served until: 30 November 1762
Length of service: 36 weeks
Father or Master: Joseph Bussey
Massachusetts Archives: Muster Rolls. Volume 99 Page 260
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Remembrance Dunham
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Several cards
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Jacob Dunham Appears on A Muster Roll dated Boston 28 February 1756 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt Nathaniel Gilbert and Capt Nathaniel Blake
Quality: Private
Residence: Middleborough
Entered service: 8 April [1755]
Served until: 28 September [1755]
Length of service: 24 weeks 6 days
Reported: "Son" Died. Co under Capt Gilbert from 27 March to 8 September 1755 and under Capt Blake from 9 September 1755 to 7 January 1756
Endorsed Col Ruggles Regt on Crown Point expedition year not given endorsed 1755
Reported Travel Allowed from Albany Home
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17 [345/888] Petition re preacher 1791...Elijah Dunham, Elijah Dunham Jr, Joseph Dunham
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The meeting reassumed at Capt Haskells store and after consulting in the case of Elijah Dunham the Selectmen were directed to inform the Selectment of Warren that it was the opinion of this town that Mr Dunham had lost his settlement in this town by 13 years absence.
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2d Voted to repair the log house which Mr Abel Staples formerly resided in near Torry's pond for Elijah Dunham Gent to reside with his family
3d Voted to leave the repairs of said hosue to the direction of the Selectmen.
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Petition Augt 18 1757
Comtee on Frontrs
Province of the Massachusetts Bay
To His Excellancy Thomas Pownall Esqr Govr in Chief of his Majs Pro of the Mass Bay in New Engd
To the Honble his Majestys Council & House of Representatives in general Court Assembled Augt 1757
The Petition of the Inhabitants of a New Township in the County of York lately granted to Capts Humphry Hobbs and Moses Pearson and Others, Humbly Sheweth
That they live more exposed to the Indian Enemy than any other Part of the Eastern Country, and that there is no Settlement so far removed into the Wilderness by Eight Miles as they are by Reasons whereof they could by no means subsist in Time of War, unless they were help'd by the Government the last Year as well as this, which Favour they are in Duty bound to acknowledge & Return the Honble general Court hearty Thanks for the Same; but as their Number is now increasd to Sixteen Families and the Honble Court have as yet been pleasd to put but Ten of the sd Inhabitants into Pay, and being quite a new Country & they now being able to cultivate and improve their Lands in Time of War have had nothing, or very little else to subsist on this Spring and Summer than what those ten Inhabitants in Pay of the Province have recd from the Province, divided among the Sixteen Families, by means whereof most of their Families have been in a Suffering and at Times in a Starving Condition, and must inevitably quit the Settlement to avoid Perishing with Hunger
Wherefore your Petitioners humbly beseech your Hons to take Pity of them in their distress'd Condition, especially as they are so far remote from the utmost Frontier of any Other Settlement in the County, and give Orders that Sixteen of said Inhabitants be put into Pay and Subsistance and your Petitioners as in Duty bound will ever pray
Thomas Stevens
Pearson Town July 20th 1757
John Walker
Samuel Knowles
Arthur McGill
John Burnell
Timothy Crockers
Clement Meserve
Clement Meserve jur
Thomas marton
John? Candage?
John York
Israel Thorn
Elijah Donham
Joseph Thorne
Abraham York
James Lord
- French and Indian Notes
History of Gorham, Me.
Genealogy
p 419
It also seems probable that this same John [Burnell] was here as early as 1755, for we find that the new fort in Pearsonstown (now Standish) was built about that time, and eight men assigned to keep it; and amongst these eight names we find John Meserve, Clement Meserve Jr, Wentworth Stuart, Timothy Crocker, Israel Thorn, Joseph Meserve, that we know were of Gorham; John Burnell we believe to have been, and Elijah Dunham of whom we find no other record.
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Albert J. Sears, in his Founding of Pearsontown, Maine (1991) identifies the Elijah Dunham who settled on Deer Isle with a man who served at the fort in Pearsontown (now Standish in Cumberland County) in the 1750s.He states that Elijah Dunham was among the residents of Pearsontown who served at the fort there from May to Sept. 1759, in the company commanded by Capt. William Gerrish of Berwick and Lieut. Wentworth Stuart of Gorham.The author notes that many of these soldiers "served in a party which scouted eastward from Broad Bay (Waldoboro).It is possible that acquaintance with the attractions of eastern Maine gained on this trip . . . may have been influential in inducing many of the group . . . to settle in that region later on" [p. 13].Elijah Dunham was among those residents of Pearsontown called on to work on roads in nearby Gorham in 1760-61 [p. 32]."Elijah Dunham, another guard member, was born in Middleton, Massachusetts, about 1725 and probably had a wife and several children in the fort with him. About 1766 he settled in Deer Isle, Maine, where he afterwards lived and where he died sometime after 1785" [p. 17].
Lura Woodside Watkins' Middleton, Massachusetts: A Cultural History (1970) states that "In 1760 eight boys [among them Elijah Dunham] entered the service from Middleton and marched to the siege of Montreal, which fell on September 7" [p. 247].
Elijah Dunham, born in Middleton [Massachusetts], aged 35 yrs., resident in Pearsontown, was enlisted Mar. 3, 1760 by George Freeman in Capt. Benjamin Waite's company, Col. Waldo's regiment, for "his Majesty's Service For the Total Reduction of Canada" [Mass. Archives, 98:110].
History of Gorham, Me.
Hugh Davis McLellan 1903
Chapter IV. Military matters
p 69
When the new fort in Pearsontown (Standish) was built, which was about the year 1755, eight men were assigned to keep it. These men were John Meserve, Clement Meserve Jr, Wentworth Stuart, Timothy Crocker, Israel Thorn, Joseph Meserve, John Burnell and Elijah Dunham, nearly, if not all, of whom were of Gorham. It is said that these men were under the command of Edmund Phinney. At one time when men were at work on this fort, a guard of six men was employed to protect them. This guard was composed of Daniel Mosher, James Gilkey, Jonathan Ilslet, Thomas orton, Benjamin Titcomn and Daniel Ilsley.
Massachusetts Archives contain at least two muster rolls bearing Elijah's name.Elijah Dunham of Pearson and Hobbs Town (now Standish) served in Capt. George Berry's company on the Eastern frontier, from June 28, 1755 to Nov. 17, 1755 [Mass. Archives, 94:15].
Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775 Military Records
MILITARY RECORD : 1755
COMPANY : George Berry
EXPEDITION : Eastern Frontier
VOLUME : Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1755-1756
PAGE : 59
Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013).
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Elijah Dunham private r Hobbs & Pearsontown George Berry Eastern frontier 28 June 1755 -17 November 1755 p 15
Elijah DUNHAM Colonial Soldiers and Officers in New England, 1620-1775 Military Records
MILITARY RECORD : 1750
LOCATION : Massachusetts, United States
COMPANY : Capt. Isaac Ilsley
VOLUME : Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars, 1744-1755
PAGE : 133
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Elijah Dunham private 20 September 1750 - 1 November 1750 6 weeks 1 day Capt Isaac Ilsley
Elisha Dunham private Pleasant Point [Cushing/Friendship/St Georges] 1 January 1748 - 21 December 1748 50 weeks 5 days Capt Thomas Henderson
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