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Peter Gorham

Peter Gorham

Born
1837-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1886-11-15 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in USA

Peter was born in Clifden, County Galway about 1837. Parents were Thomas Gorham and Ann M. Griffin. He emigrated to the US, arriving in New York on 4 June 1874 and came across on the HMS Kangaroo. It left from Liverpool England and Queenstown (Cork), Ireland. He was married in 1868 or 1869 to Ann Gorham (1840-1926) who was originally from Roundstone, County Galway. They had 6 (or 7 ) children inlcuding Ann Gorham (1869-1941), Danile J. Gorham (1870-1934), Anthony (ANT nee) (1872-1943), Michael Gorham (born in 1873 but nothing elese available), Patrick Alyoishus (1875-1953), Thomas Joseph Gorman (1880-1937) and Sara "Sadie" Alberta Gorham Flynn (1883-1962). He worked at a coal mine and lived in Ashley, Pennsylvania. He died on 15 November 1886 when a piece of the coal mine ceiling fell on him. At the time he was working in the Hartford Mine. Family story was that the company carried him on a door and dumped him on the front lawn. He burried in Ashley, Lucerne County, Pennsylvania.

Associated communities

Galway

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Other ancestors in this community

Buildings in this community

  • Kilcooly Church Ruins & Cemetery

    Location: Galway

    Kilcooly, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Portumna Irish Workhouse Centre

    Location: Galway

    St Brigid's Road, Portumna, Galway, H53 EK74, Ireland

  • Portumna Friary

    Location: Galway

    Portumna Demesne, Co. Galway, Ireland

  • Portumna Castle & Gardens

    Location: Galway

    Portumna Demesne, Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland

Timeline events in this community

  • 1830s

    Kilcroan in 1837

    <p>As described in Samuel Lewis' <em>Topographical Dictionary of Ireland</em> 1837.</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inisheer

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inisheer survived the Public Records Office fire. </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1820s

    First Census of Inishmaan

    <p>The 1821 Census of Inishmaan survived the Public Records Office fire. </p> <p>Family names featured: </p> <p>Beaty</p> <p>O'Brien</p> <p>Callaghan, Callaughan, Collaughan</p> <p>Carey, Keaghry </p> <p>Clancy</p> <p>Concannon</p> <p>Connor</p> <p>Conneely (Connolly)</p> <p>Cook</p> <p>Costelloe</p> <p>Curreen</p> <p>Collins</p> <p>Dignum</p> <p>Dirrane (Derrane)</p> <p>O'Donnell</p> <p>Faherty</p> <p>Flaherty</p> <p>Fitzgerald</p> <p>Flemon (Fleming)</p> <p>Folan</p> <p>Ginnane</p> <p>Glinn (Glynn)</p> <p>Grealish, Grelish</p> <p>Griffy</p> <p>Higgins</p> <p>Joyce</p> <p>Kane, Kean, Kine</p> <p>Keating</p> <p>King</p> <p>Linnane</p> <p>Maher</p> <p>McDonough</p> <p>Mulkern (Mulkerrin)</p> <p>Murry (Murray)</p> <p>Prendergast</p> <p>Scahill</p> <p>Sullivan</p> <p>Welch</p> <p> </p>

    1821-04-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

    Arranmore, Ennismain and Innishere in 1837

    <p>As described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837</p>

    1837-01-01 12:00:00