Jesse DUNHAM & Clarissa GURLEY

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Jesse DUNHAM
Clarissa GURLEY

Husband: Jesse DUNHAM
Birth: 12 Oct 1789, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Death: 9 Sep 1863, CT
Disposition: buried Gurleyville Cemetery, Gurleyville, Tolland Co., CT
Occupation: farmer
Father: Jacob DUNHAM (1765-1846) — Seth⁶, Seth⁵, Ebenezer⁴, John³, John², John¹ DUNHAM (1588/9- ) of Scrooby, NTT
Mother: Jerusha TOPLIFF (1764-1845)

Marriage: 15 Oct 1812, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT

Wife: Clarissa GURLEY
Birth: 15 Jan 1791, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Death: 5 Aug 1866, Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
Disposition: buried Gurleyville Cemetery, Gurleyville, Tolland Co., CT
Occupation: homemaker
Father: Ephraim GURLEY (1765-1845)
Mother: Bethia BROOKS (1767-1844)

Children — born in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT:

1. Caroline C. DUNHAM, b. 14 Jul 1813
2. Marsha / Marcia Gurley DUNHAM, b. 9 Aug 1815
3. Frances Margaret DUNHAM, b. 17 Nov 1817
4. Julia Ann DUNHAM, b. 10 Feb 1820
5. Jefferson DUNHAM, b. 28 Mar 1822
6. Henry DUNHAM, b. 2 Apr 1824
7. Franklin DUNHAM, b. 24 Jul 1826

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1820 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 15; official enumeration date 7 Aug 1820; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1820 CT Windham Co. Mansfield Roll M33_3 p. 2169 Ln. 10 Jesse Dunham 000010-40110-0-100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 26-44 1775-1794 = Jesse (b. 1789)

4 females 9 or under 1810-1820 = Julia Ann (b. 1820)
= Frances Margaret (b. 1817)
= Marcia Gurley (b. 1815)
= Caroline (b. 1813)

1 female 16-25 1794-1804 = ?

1 female 26-44 1775-1794 = Clarissa (b. 1791)

1 person engaged in agriculture

The teenage female is too old to be their daughter.

3. 1830 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #19 of 36; official enumeration date 1 Jun 1830; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1830 CT Windham Co. Mansfield Roll M19_8 p. 254 Ln. 7 Jesse Dunham 120 000 100 - 002 201 000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Franklin (b. 1826)

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = Henry (b. 1824)
= Jefferson (b. 1822)

1 male 40-49 1780-1790 = Jesse (b. 1789)

2 females 10-14 1815-1820 = Julia Ann (b. 1820)
= Frances Margaret (b. 1817)

2 females 15-19 1810-1815 = Marcia (b. 1815)
= Caroline (b. 1813)

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Clarissa (b. 1791)

4. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #13 of 34; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

1840 CT Tolland Co. Mansfield pp. 4066 Ln. 13 Jesse Dunham 001 100 010 - 000 030 100 0302000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Franklin (b. 1826)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = Henry (b. 1824) or Jefferson (b. 1822)

1 male 50-59 1780-1790 = Jesse (b. 1789)

3 females 20-29 1810-1820 = Julia Ann (b. 1820)
= Frances Margaret (b. 1817)
= Caroline (b. 1813)

1 female 40-49 1790-1800 = Clarissa (b. 1791)

3 persons employed in agriculture

2 persons employed in manufactures and trade

• Daughter Marcia is married and living in Posey Co., IN.
Listed two households from Lucius GURLEY, who is next to Ephraim GURLEY.

5a. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #45 of 60): Town of Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT, Roll M432_50, p. 238A, 312/342, enumerated 18 Nov 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):-

Jesse Dunham 61 70 M Farmer 1500 Ct

Clarrissa G " 60 59 F "

Marsha      " 36 34 F "

Caroline    " 34 36 F "

Margeret    " 33 32 F "

Julia A     " 31 30 F "

Jefferson   " 26 28 M Factory Laborer "

Henry       " 24 26 M "       " "

Franklin    " 22 23 M "       " "

The ages here do not jibe well with their believed birth dates; I've added a column with numbers in blue indicating the age they should be. The perplexing thing is that five of the seven children are enumerated elsewhere (see next source). Did our subjects think the enumeration should include all their children, not just the ones still at home? Listed next to Lucius GURLEY (æ 49, b. CT).

5b. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): some of the children enumerated above are also enumerated elsewhere.

• Daughter Caroline is married and living with her husband in Posey Co., IN.
• Daughter Marcia is married and living with her husband in Posey Co., IN.
• Daughters Margaret and Julia are unmarried and presumably still living at home.
• Son Henry is married and living with his wife in Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT
• Sons Jefferson and Franklin are unmarried and living in Hartford Co., CT.

6. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 56): Mansfield Centre P.O., Mansfield, Tolland Co., CT, Roll M653_80, p. 700, PN 60, 467/513enumerated 17 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jesse Dunham 70 M Farmer 2000 Conn

Clarissa " 69 F "

Margaret Mayo 42 F "

Roselle J " 8 F "

James " 3 M "

Margaret (DUNHAM) MAYO is our subjects' widowed daughter. Listed next to married son, Franklin DUNHAM.

7. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name Jesse Dunham Clarissa Dunham

Birth 1789 1790

Death 9 Sep 1863 5 Aug 1866

Burial Gurleyville Cemetery
Gurleyville, Tolland Co., CT

Spouse Clarissa Dunham (1790-1866) Jesse Dunham (1789-1863)

Children Henry Dunham (unk-1889) Henry Dunham (unk-1889)

Memorial # 61030977 61030836

8. Albert E. Gurley. 1897. The History and Genealogy of the Gurley Family. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, CT (online at archive.org, books.google.com, etc.):

p. 92 147.      CLARISSA GURLEY, daughter of Ephraim Gurley of Mansfield, Conn., married Jesse Dunham of the same town, Oct. 15, 1812.
     Mr. Jesse Dunham died Sept. 7, 1863, aged 74 years.
     His widow, Mrs. Clarissa Dunham, died Aug. 5, 1866, aged 76 years.
     Children of Jesse Dunham and Clarissa Gurley, his wife:

Caroline, born July 14, 1814.
Marcia,    "   Aug. 9, 1815.
Margaret, "   Nov. 17, 1817.
Julian,    "   Feb. 10, 1820.
Jefferson, "   Mar. 28, 1822.
Henry,     "   April 2, 1824.
Franklin, "   July 24, 1826.

     Mr. Jesse Dunham was a farmer by occupation, and resided in (Gurleyville) Mansfield, and his son, Franklin, still resides on the old homestead (1897).

Other sources give Caroline's birthyear as 1813. Male given name, "Julian," should be female given name, Juliann or Julia Ann.

9. Isaac Watson Dunham. 1907. Deacon John Dunham of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1589-1699, and His Descendants. Self-publ., Bulletin Print, Norwich, CT (online at Ancestry.com, Image #40 of 371):

p. 17
Img 24 JOHN DUNHAM
I.—JOHN (Deacon John Dunham, 1588-9), b. 1620; Leyden Holland, m. Dorothy _____, in 1641... He made his will at Plymouth, Feb. 2, 1691; probated, 1692. Issue...
3. III.—John, b. Oct. 11, 1649 at Barnstable...

p. 19
Img 26 3 JOHN, b. Oct. 11, 1649; m. March 1, 1680, Mary Smith, dau. of Rev. John and Susanna (Hinckley) Smith and niece of Thomas Hinckley, the last governor of Plymouth Colony... after his death, Jan. 2, 1698, his wife Mary, moved to Mansfield, and opened a public house. Issue: Born at Barnstable...
12. III.— Ebenezer...

p. ...
12 EBENEZER, b. April 17, 1684, Barnstable; bap. 1684, by the

p. 31 Rev. John Lathrop; 1707, m. Anne Ford; 1724, moved to Mansfield, Conn.; she d. Jan. 27, 1777; he d. Nov. 17, 1767. Issue:
328. I.—Seth...

p. 32 328 SETH, b. 1708; m. March 16, 1735, Judith Paulk, who d. Aug. 4, 1767; he d. Sept. 5, 1772. Issue...
361. IV.—Seth...
361 SETH, b. July 4, 1741; m. May 31, 1764, Eunice Hovey, dau. of Joseph. Issue:
366. I. Jacob...
366 JACOB, b. Jan. 6, 1765, Mansfield; m. Jerusha Topliff; b. 1768; d. 1845; he d. Jan. 19, 1846. Issue...
377. II—Jesse...

p. 33 377 JESSE, b. Oct. 12, 1789, Mansfield; farmer; m. Clarissa _____; b. Jan. 15, 1790; d. Aug. 5, 1866; he d. Sept. 7, 1863. Issue:
393. I.—Clarissa C., b. July 14, 1813; m. Mr. Corbin, California.
394. II.—Marcia G., b. Aug. 9, 1815; d. Sept. 6, 1874.
395. III.—Francis M., b. Nov. 17, 1817; d. Aug. 10, 1865.
396. IV.—Julia Ann, b. Feb. 10, 1820; d. Nov. 30, 1851.
397. V. —Jefferson, b. March 28, 1822; farmer; d. Aug. 1, 1893.
398. VI.—Henry, b. April 2, 1824; farmer; d. Nov. 15, 1889.
399. VII.—Franklin, b. July 24, 1826; merchant, Gurleyville, Conn.

"Francis" is the male spelling of female given name, "Frances."

10. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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