Nathaniel Gorham

1709 - 1761  (52 years)   Has 8 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

Stephen Gorham

1683 - 1743  (60 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1683	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am
Died	Between 27 Sep 1743 and 15 Dec 1743	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am
Family	Elizabeth Gardner,   b. 1683, Nantucket Island, Dukes County, Province of New York
Children	+ 1. Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 3 May 1709, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Elizabeth Gardner

1683 - 1763  (80 years)

Birth	1683	Nantucket Island, Dukes County, Province of New York
Died	22 Jul 1763	Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
Father	James Gardner,   b. 19 May 1664, Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA
Mother	Mary Jane Starbuck,   b. 30 Mar 1663, Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Family	Stephen Gorham,   b. 23 Jun 1683, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am
Children	+ 1. Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 3 May 1709, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Mary Soley

1717 - 1800  (82 years)

Birth	1 Sep 1717	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A
Died	12 May 1800	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Family	Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 3 May 1709, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Children	1. Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 27 May 1738, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A

Nathaniel Gorham

1738 - 1796  (58 years)

Birth	27 May 1738	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A
Died	11 Jun 1796	Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A
Father	Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 3 May 1709, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Mother	Mary Soley,   b. 1 Sep 1717, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A

• Name	Nathaniel Gorham
  Birth	3 May 1709	Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Dec 1761	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I502790	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Stephen Gorham,   b. 23 Jun 1683, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am d. Between 27 Sep 1743 and 15 Dec 1743, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Am (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Gardner,   b. 1683, Nantucket Island, Dukes County, Province of New York d. 22 Jul 1763, Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F501801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Soley,   b. 1 Sep 1717, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A d. 12 May 1800, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Type: MARR
  Children	1. Nathaniel Gorham,   b. 27 May 1738, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A d. 11 Jun 1796, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial A (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F501802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Nathaniel Gorham (May 27, 1738 – June 11, 1796), his first name is sometimes spelled Nathanial) was a politician and merchant from Massachusetts. He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, and for six months served as the presiding officer of that body. He also attended the Constitutional Convention, served on its Committee of Detail, and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.