The Dunhams of Plattsburg, New York (Deacon John-1, Joseph-2,3, Josiah-4 Dunham)
by Gratia Dunham Mahoney</Center>
<Center>from the DGRA Newsletter: Vol. 11, issue 1, January 2014 p.18-20</Center>
- 415. WILLIAM-5 DUNHAM (Josiah-4, Joseph-3,2, Deacon John-1) born in Attleboro, Bristol County Massachusetts 15 March 1749/50, died in Hartford, Windsor Co. VT after 1821.
- Children of William-5 Dunham and unknown first wife who d. abt. 1780 in VT: (Note: the surname of this first unknown wife may have been Morgan.)
- i. CHARLES (MORGAN)-6 DUNHAM b. abt. 1770, Hartford, Windsor Co. Vt. (follow below)
- ii. William-6 Dunham b. abt. 1775, Hartford, Windsor Co. Vt.
- William-5 married second about 1780 Rebecca Crane.
- Children of William-5 Dunham and Rebecca Crane:
- iii. Philena Pamelia-6 Dunham b. 10 February 1781 West Woodstock, Windsor Co., VT
- iv. Dan-6 Dunham b. about 1782
- v. Rebecca-6 Dunham b. Dec. 1784 Woodstock, Windsor Co. VT
- vi. Bethiah-6 Dunham b. 25 February 1785 Hartford, Windsor Co. VT
- vii. Guy-6 Dunham b. 1795 Hartford, Windsor Co. VT
- viii. Josiah-6 Dunham b. abt. 1790
<Center>SIXTH GENERATION</Center>
- CHARLES-6 (MORGAN) DUNHAM b. abt. 1770, Hartford, Windsor Co., Vt.
- The name Charles Morgan Dunham as given in the Brockville records may indicate that his mother’s surname was Morgan. Proof of this has not been found.
- From 1800 Census of Plattsburgh, Clinton Co. NY p. 70;
- Charles-6 Dunham family would be:
- 4 m. under 10
- 1 m. 26-45
- 1 f. under 10
- 1 f. 10-16
- 1 f. 26-45
- In my research notes I say “I don’t find this Charles in the 1810 census in Plattsburg. Possibly he went north into Canada.” From the research in the Brockville records I believe that this Charles-6 did go north to Canada and he is the Charles Morgan Dunham who has a son named
William Morgan-7 Dunham as above. So, one of these male children under 10 in the 1800 census would be William Morgan-7 Dunham born 10 March 1797 in Plattsburg, Clinton Co., New York.
<Center>SEVENTH GENERATION</Center>
- Now if we look at the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census records from Brockville, Leeds Co., Ontario (given above) we find Charles M. Dunham with a birth year of 1746-7. This is the Charles Morgan-7 Dunham who married Hannah Elliott and had the following children:
- i. Lester-8 Dunham b. 1872
- ii. Elsworth-8 Dunham b. 1875 (Claude Elsworth)
- iii. Charles D.-8 Dunham b. July 1876
- iv. Chester William-8 Dunham b. 1890; d. 21 Nov. 1936 in Ontario, Canada
- (Note: Chester W. Dunham m. Alice Hodge Sept. 12, 1916 in Ontario, Canada)
Charles D. Dunham born in July 1876 and came to St. Lawrence County New York in 1895.
In the 1900 census of the Town of Hammond, St. Lawrence Co. NY he appears working for
the family of David McGrey:
McGrey, David 45 farmer b. 8/1854 NY
McGrey, Carrie 46 wife b. 9/1853 NY
Dunham, Charles 23 farm laborer b. 7/1876 immigrated 1895 b. Canada
From the 1910 census of Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York:
Dunham, Charles D. 34 farmer m. 9 yrs. b. Canada
Cora M. 32 wife b. NY
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From the 1920 census of Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York:
Dunham, Charles 43 farmer b. Canada
Cora 41 wife b. NY
Frank 17 son/farmer b. NY
Helene 14 dau. b. NY
Donald 5 son b. NY
From the 1930 census of Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York:
Dunham, Charles 54 farmer b. Canada
Cora 51 wife b. NY
Frank 27 son/farmer b. NY
Donald 15 son b. NY
Charles D. 8 Dunham married Cora M. Brown (daughter of David A and Jenny M. Brown) in
1901 in St. Lawrence County, New York. Cora M. Brown was born in 1879; died in 1970 in
St. Lawrence County, New York. She was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Hammond,
St. Lawrence County, New York.
Children of Charles D.-8 and Cora M. (Brown) Dunham:
i. Frank A.-9 Dunham b. 30 June 1902
ii. Helene-9 Dunham b. 1905
iii. Donald D.-9 Dunham b. 13 August 1914
Frank A. 9 Dunham was born in Hammond, St. Lawrence County, New York 30 June 1902;
died in Hammond 1 July 1989. He married Mary Shutler in St. Lawrence County on 4 June
1932. She died on 17 March 1967 in St. Lawrence County, New York. Both are buried in
Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Hammond, New York.
Frank A. and Mary (Shutler) Dunham were the parents of Allen R. 10 Dunham b. 15 July
1936 and the subject of the obituary notice dated 16 December 2014.
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