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     Lucy Ann Cook was born on 15 June 1858 at Macomb Co., Michigan, U.S.A; Date Jun 15 1858 & location Macomb Co., MI per FindaGrave.¹ As of circa 1875,her married name was Loomis.¹ She married Benjamin F. Loomis, son of Levi Loomis and Phoebe Ann Clark, circa 1875 at Michigan, U.S.A; per FindaGrave.¹ Lucy Ann Cook died on 13 July 1929 at Michigan, U.S.A., at age 71; Date Jul 13 1929 per FindaGrave.¹ She was buried on 15 July 1929 at Memphis Cemetery, Memphis, Macomb Co., Michigan, U.S.A; FindaGrave: Name: Lucy Ann Cook Loomis; BIRTH: 15 Jun 1858, Macomb County, Michigan, USA; DEATH: 13 Jul 1929 (aged 71); BURIAL: Memphis Cemetery, Memphis, Macomb County, Michigan, USA; MEMORIAL ID: 123021909; Note: father from New York & mother from Vermont. LUCY ANN is a daughter of Artemus and Jeanette (Bishop) Cook, her father being a native of New York and her mother of Vermont. Artemus Cook served as a soldier in the Civil war, belonging to Company I, Light Artillery. He came to Michigan in the early 'fifties and became a well-known and well-to-do resident of the state and he and wife still reside in Riley township. His family consisted of two daughters: Lucy Ann and Viletta, the latter the wife of John Green, also of Riley township. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123021909/lucy-ann-loomis.)¹

     William H. MacDonald was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son William Gordon MacDonald & Eva May Pound.¹ He married Ella Pogue circa 1898; per marriage reg'n. of son William Gordon MacDonald & Eva May Pound.¹

     Ella Pogue was born circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of son William Gordon MacDonald & Eva May Pound.¹ She married William H. MacDonald circa 1898; per marriage reg'n. of son William Gordon MacDonald & Eva May Pound.¹ As of circa 1898,her married name was MacDonald.¹

     Benjamin Enoch Wait was born on 24 May 1776 at Canaan, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A; Date May 24 1776 & location Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023. Date May 24 1776 & location Canaan, Columbia Co., NY per family tree of wolfbill1965 on ancestry.ca, Sep 2 2023. Date May 24 1776 & location Canaan, Columbia Co., NY per family tree of Emily Roeltgen on ancestry.ca, Sep 2 2023.
Note: Stephentown is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,903 at the 2010 census. The town, which was originally Jericho Hallow in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was renamed for Stephen Van Rensselaer. The town is located in the southeastern corner of the county, and has a sign proclaiming it to be the only Stephentown on Earth. History: Stephentown was first settled around 1765. The town was formed in 1788,[3] from the East Manor of Rensselaerwyck District. The Stephentown pioneers were from New England, primarily Rhode Island and Connecticut. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephentown,_New_York.)^1,2 He married Sarah Salls, daughter of Jacob Salls and Margaret Taylor, circa 1813 at Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Benjamin Enoch Wait died on 2 October 1856 at Lingwick, Compton Co., Quebec, at age 80; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Sarah Salls was born on 3 April 1786 at Canaan, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of circa 1813,her married name was Wait.¹ She married Benjamin Enoch Wait, son of George Wait and Elizabeth Salls Briggs, circa 1813 at Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Sarah Salls died on 15 August 1865 at Lingwick, Compton Co., Quebec, at age 79; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Jacob Salls was born on 15 February 1759 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He married Margaret Taylor circa 1784 at U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Jacob Salls died on 31 December 1839 at Durham, Missisquoi, Quebec, at age 80; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Margaret Taylor was born on 15 November 1759 at Litchfield, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ She married Jacob Salls, son of Isaac Searls and Hannah Hawley, circa 1784 at U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of circa 1784,her married name was Salls.¹ Margaret Taylor died on 19 November 1798 at Clarenceville, Le Haug-Richelieu, Quebec, at age 39; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Benjamin Salls Wait was born on 10 October 1814 at Christies Manor, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He died on 23 August 1898 at Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 83; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Charlotte Eliza Wait was born on 13 July 1817 at Christies Manor, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ She died on 9 August 1859 at Lingwick, Compton Co., Quebec, at age 42; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Abraham Wait was born on 4 July 1822 at Noyan, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He married Almira Ann Salls, daughter of Abraham Salls and Sophia Bissell, on 20 February 1844 at Freewall Baptist Church, Eason, Quebec; per family tree of wolfbill1965 on ancestry.ca, Sep 2 2023.¹ Abraham Wait married Harriet Brown on 6 September 1862 at Hatley, Compton Co., Quebec; per family tree of wolfbill1965 on ancestry.ca, Sep 2 2023.¹ Abraham Wait died on 10 January 1884 at Whitby, Durham Co., Ontario, at age 61; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Hannah Paulina Gorham Wait was born on 3 April 1824 at Noyan, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ She died on 6 April 1890 at Lingwick, Compton Co., Quebec, at age 66; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Enoch Briggs Wait was born on 26 March 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He died on 2 March 1912 at Stanstead, Quebec, at age 86; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     James Hix Wait was born on 4 April 1827 at Noyan, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Isaac Searls was born on 2 June 1723 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Name: Isaac Searls; Birth Date: Jun 2 1723; Birth Place: Northampton, Massachusetts, USA; Parents: James & Mary Searls (Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, pg. 56 (pg. 474 of 2680), ancestry.ca. per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 He married Hannah Hawley, daughter of Jehiel Hawley and Hope Stow, in 1750 at Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Isaac Searls lived in 1799 at Clifton, Compton Co., Quebec; Quebec Land Grants: Name: Isaac Salls; Location: Clifton, Compton; Ages: 400; Letters Patent Date: Jul 13 1799 (Quebec, Canada Land Grants 1763-1890, ancestry.ca.² He died circa 1800 at Clifton, Compton Co., Quebec; Date c. 1800 & location Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec per family tree of liLOLadehoo on ancestry.ca, Sep 2 2023.
per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He appeared on the census of 1800 at Canaan, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A; 1800 US Fed Census: Isaac Salls; 2 males under 10; 1 male 26 - 44; 1 female under 10; 1 female 26 - 44; 1 female 45 and over; 3 under 16; 3 over 25; Total 6 (1800 US Fed Census: Canaan, Columbia Co., New York, pg. 13 of 25, ancestry.ca.)
Note: Isaac Salls, Samuel Salls on this page.³

     Hannah Hawley was born on 17 November 1725 at Middleton, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023. She married Isaac Searls in 1750 at Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of 1750,her married name was Searls.¹ Hannah Hawley died after 1810 at Clarenceville, Missisquoi, Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.

     Jehiel Hawley was born on 5 April 1685 at Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He married Hope Stow on 13 December 1708 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Jehiel Hawley died on 19 July 1727 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 42; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Hope Stow was born on 30 October 1694 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ She married Jehiel Hawley on 13 December 1708 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of 13 December 1708,her married name was Hawley.¹ Hope Stow died on 23 January 1763 at Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 68; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Briggs Wait was born on 26 February 1778 at Cannan, Columbia Co., New York, U.S.A; Date 1772 per FindaGrave. Date feb 6 1778 & "son of George Wait of New Cannan, NY and Elizabeth, his wife" per Baptism Record. per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2,3 He married Mary Shear in 1799 at Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Briggs Wait appeared on the census of 1800 at Clinton, Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; 1800 US Fed Census: Briggs Wait; 1 male 16 - 25; 1 female under 10; 1 female 16-25; 1 under 16; Total: 3 (1800 US Fed Census: Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY, pg. 14 of 18, ancestry.ca.)⁴ He was baptized on 6 August 1815 at Christie's Episcopal Church, Iberville, Quebec; "On this sixth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifteen, ?baptised Briggs Wait of Caldwell Manor, farmer, and adult, born on the twenty sixth day of February, seventeen hundred and seventy eight, son of George Wait of New Canaan, NY, and Elizabeth his wife, Thos. Salls and Enoch Salls being Witnesses - Briggs Wait could not write his name. Thos. Sall, Enoch Salls; M. Townsend, Minister" Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, for Briggs Wait; I, Iberville, Episcopal Church, Caldwell and Christie, 1815, pg. 18 of 24, second item on right.s (https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_32310362?pId=8051990.)² He married Jane ? circa 1822 at Quebec; 2nd wife of Briggs Wait per FindaGrave.³ Briggs Wait lived in 1851 at Conc 9 Lot 17, Lingwick Twp., Sherbrooke Co., Canada East; 1851 Agr. Census: Briggs Wait; Conc 9, 1/2 of Lot 17, Lingwick Twp., 30 acres total (1851 Agricultural Census: Lingwick Twp., Sherbrooke Co., Quebec, pg. 37 of 39, line 27 - ancestry.ca.)⁵ He died on 7 October 1870 at Quebec at age 92; Date Oct 7 1870 per FindaGrave. per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,3 He was buried on 9 October 1870 at Marlington Cemetery, Marlington, Estrie Region, Quebec; FindaGrave: Name: Briggs Wait; BIRTH: 1772; DEATH: 7 Oct 1870 (aged 97–98); BURIAL: Marlington Cemetery, Marlington, Estrie Region, Quebec, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 54169977 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54169977/briggs-wait.)³

     Mary Shear was born on 24 March 1776 at Dutchess Co., New York, U.S.A; Date Mar 24 1776 per FindaGrave - age 43y 11m 11d at death Mar 6 1820. per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 As of 1799,her married name was Wait.¹ She married Briggs Wait, son of George Wait and Elizabeth Salls Briggs, in 1799 at Quebec; per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Mary Shear died on 6 March 1820 at Christie's Manor, Clarenceville, Monteregie, Quebec, at age 43; Date Mar 6 1820 & location Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec per FindaGrave. per family tree of Timothy Abel on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 She was buried on 8 March 1820 at Saint George Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec; FindaGrave: Name: Mary Wait; BIRTH: Mar 1776; DEATH: 6 Mar 1820 (aged 43–44); Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; BURIAL: Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 39871802; Note: Inscription: Erected in memory of Mary, Consort of Briggs Wait, who departed this life March 6, 1820. Age 43 yrs. 11 mos. & 11 dys. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39871802/mary-wait.)²

     Sophia Wait was born circa 1773 at New York, U.S.A; Date 1773 per FindaGrave - age 69y at death Jul 27 1842. "Sophia Wait was born circa 1773 at prob New York; I have found no direct proof that Sarah was the sister of Briggs and Enoch, but evidence does point that way. She was born at the right time, and likely with her father George Wait in Ontario while he was there, she would probably have married Jonathan Gorham there." from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy..
(https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.^1,2,3 She "Sophia Wait; F, b. circa 1773, d. 27 July 1842; Father: George Wait b. 22 Mar 1749, d. a 1811; Mother: Elizabeth (?) b. b 1758; Relationship: 4th great-grandaunt of Pamela Joyce Wood; Last Edited: 25 Oct 2021; Sophia Wait was born circa 1773 at prob New York; I have found no direct proof that Sarah was the sister of Briggs and Enoch, but evidence does point that way. She was born at the right time, and likely with her father George Wait in Ontario while he was there, she would probably have married Jonathan Gorham there. He was there in 1795, and their eldest son was born there. There was definitely a close relationship between the couple and the Waits. Her proposed brother Enoch, and his wife Sarah Salls, named a daughter Hannah Paulina Gorham Wait. Sophia Wait and husband Jonathan Gorham named a daughter Sarah Paulina Wait Gorham. After years of trying to prove this, I can find nothing additional that would discount the theory.1,2 She was the daughter of George Wait and Elizabeth (?) Sophia Wait married Jonathan Gorham before 1795. Sophia Wait died on 27 July 1842 at Huntingdon Co, Quebec.1 She was buried at Union Church Cemetery, Havelock, Huntingdon Co, Quebec. She witnessed the baptism of Hannah Paulina Gorham Wait on 21 June 1825 at Clarenceville, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.3 Sophia Wait witnessed the baptism of Peter Alexander Gorham on 21 June 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec; Nathan Smith was an additional witness.4 Sophia Wait witnessed the death of Jonathan Gorham on 2 July 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec; He had been a shipwright.5,6 Sophia Wait witnessed the baptism of Sarah Brown Gorham on 19 September 1830 at Caldwell's Manor, (now Missisquoi Co), Quebec. Family: Jonathan Gorham b. c 1769, d. 2 Jul 1825; Children: William Henry Gorham b. 1795; Joseph Edwin Gorham+8 b. 23 Dec 1801, d. 2 Jul 1875; John Alfred Rex Gorham+9 b. 15 Nov 1804, d. 22 Jan 1881
Sarah Paulina Wait Gorham10 b. 28 Jun 1807; Peter Alexander Gorham+4 b. 10 Jan 1815, d. c 1880; Citations
[S89] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Quebec, Huntingdon Co, Havelock: Union Church Cemetery. [S667] Personal Research & Conjecture of Pam Wood Waugh. [S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42. [S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42, Baptism of Peter Alexander Gorham, 1825. [S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42, Burial of Jonathan Gorham, 1825.
[S89] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Quebec, Missisquoi Co, Clarenceville. Clarenceville Anglican, Jonathan Gorham. [S750] Ancestry.ca, 2007: Quebec Vital Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967 , Caldwell's and Christie's Manor Anglican. Bapt of Sarah Brown Gorham. [S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42, Baptism of Joseph Edwin Gorham, 1825. [S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42, Baptism of John Alfred Rex Gorham, 1825.
[S82] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42, Baptism of Sarah Paulina Gorham, 1825." from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023. circa 1790 at New York, U.S.A..¹ As of circa 1794,her married name was Gorham.¹ She married Jonathan Gorham circa 1794 at U.S.A; "She was the daughter of George Wait and Elizabeth (?) Sophia Wait married Jonathan Gorham before 1795." from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy..
(https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹ Sophia Wait Immigration list shows George Wait came to Canada in 1797 and he is the only one listed. He also appears in the list of settlers in Haldimand in 1797. He appears alone in the 1803 Census in Haldimand Twp. - no children. Later, Joseph, Samuel and Garner are married and appear in Haldimand under their own census records. The older three kids ended up in Quebec. Are they the same family??? In 1797 at Upper Canada. She died on 27 July 1842 at Huntingdon Co., Quebec; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹ She was buried on 29 July 1842 at Union Church Cemetery, Havelock, Monteregie Region, Quebec; FindaGrave: Name: Sophia Gorham; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 27 Jul 1842; BURIAL: Union Church Cemetery
Havelock, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 92063487; Note: Wife of Jonathan Gorham, aged 69 years. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92063487/sophia-gorham?_gl=1*r10at4*_gcl_au*MTA4ODQwNjUxNC4xNjkwODMyNzkx*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTIwY2IyNDEtNGQ5OC00OTE5LTlmZWYtYzU4MjExYjkzZTFmLjQ3MS4xLjE2OTM1MzE1NDUuNDAuMC4w*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*MTIwY2IyNDEtNGQ5OC00OTE5LTlmZWYtYzU4MjExYjkzZTFmLjIuMS4xNjkzNTMxNTQ1LjAuMC4w.)³

     Jonathan Gorham was born circa 1769; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹ He married Sophia Wait, daughter of George Wait and Elizabeth Salls Briggs, circa 1794 at U.S.A; "She was the daughter of George Wait and Elizabeth (?) Sophia Wait married Jonathan Gorham before 1795." from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy..
(https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹ Jonathan Gorham died on 2 July 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co., Quebec; Date July 2, 1825 per FindaGrave. "Sophia Wait witnessed the death of Jonathan Gorham on 2 July 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec; He had been a shipwright." from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.^1,2 He was buried on 4 July 1825 at Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec; FindaGrave: Name: Jonathan Gorham; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 2 Jul 1825; BURIAL: Saint Georges Anglican Cemetery, Clarenceville, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 39871832; Note: Inscription
Sacred to the memory of Jonathan Gorham, who departed this life July 2, 1825 in the 56th year of his age. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39871832/jonathan-gorham?_gl=1*13veac6*_gcl_au*MTA4ODQwNjUxNC4xNjkwODMyNzkx.)²

     William Henry Gorham was born in 1795; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹

     Joseph Edwin Gorham was born on 23 December 1801 at Noyan, Quebec; Date Dec 23 1801 from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.
Date Dec 23 1801 & location Noyan, Quebec per family tree of beannutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 He died on 2 July 1875 at Quebec at age 73; Date Jul 2 1875 from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.
Date Jul 2 1875 per family tree of beannutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 He was buried on 4 July 1875 at Union Church Cemetery, Havelock, Monteregie Region, Quebec; FindaGrave: Name: Joseph E Gorham; BIRTH: unknown; DEATH: 2 Jul 1875; BURIAL: Union Church Cemetery, Havelock, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 92063516; Note: Aged 74 years. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92063516/joseph-e-gorham.)³

     John Alfred Rex Gorham was born on 15 November 1804; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹ He died on 22 January 1881 at age 76; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹

     Sarah Paulina Wait Gorham was born on 28 June 1807; from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.¹

     Peter Alexander Gorham was born on 10 January 1815 at Quebec; Date Jan 10 1815 from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023. Date Jan 10 1815 & location Quebec per family tree of beanutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2 He married Susannah Johnson on 26 July 1843 at Dunham, Quebec; per family tree of beanutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.² Peter Alexander Gorham died on 7 April 1880 at Brome, Brome Co., Quebec, at age 65; Date c. 1880 from "Ancestors and Family of Pam Wood and Randy.. (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waughp/genealogy/mine/p14423.htm) Link sent to me via email by Sam Price, Aug 30 2023.
Date Apr 7 1880 & location Brome, Brome, Quebec per family tree of beanutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.^1,2

     Susannah Johnson was born circa 1827 at Quebec; per family tree of beanutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of 26 July 1843,her married name was Gorham.¹ She married Peter Alexander Gorham, son of Jonathan Gorham and Sophia Wait, on 26 July 1843 at Dunham, Quebec; per family tree of beanutputter on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Mary Selleck was born on 13 July 1727 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ As of 23 August 1748,her married name was Gorham.¹ She married Shubael Gorham on 23 August 1748 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Mary Selleck died on 13 July 1827 at Ball Town, Albany Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 100; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Shubael Gorham was born on 11 April 1727 at Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ He married Mary Selleck, daughter of Nathaniel Selleck and Mary DeMil, on 23 August 1748 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹ Shubael Gorham died on 5 November 1771 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 44; per family tree of Sissy Walker on ancestry.ca, Aug 31 2023.¹

     Elizabeth Wait was born on 10 June 1799 at Quebec; Date Jun 10 1799 per Baptism Record.¹ She was baptized on 6 August 1815 at Episcopal Church, Caldwell, Quebec; "On this sixth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifteen, I baptised Elizabeth, daughter of Briggs Wait of Caldwell Manor, farmer, and Mary his wife, born on the tenth day of June, seventeen hundred and ninety nine, Enoch Wait and Abigail French being witnesses - Elizabeth Wait. Enoch Salls, Abigail French. M. Townsend, Minister" from Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, for Briggs Wait; I, Iberville, Episcopal Church, Caldwell and Christie, 1815, pg. 18 of 24, second item on right. (https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1091/images/d13p_32310362?pId=8051990.)¹