Willis Edward Daniels Gorham

Brief Life History of Willis Edward

When Willis Edward Daniels Gorham was born on 4 September 1877, in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, Willis C. Daniels, was 27 and his mother, Edith A. MacKenzie, was 25. He married Lena M. Trudeau on 23 June 1905, in Vergennes, Addison, Vermont, United States. He lived in Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, United States in 1900 and Mamaroneck, Westchester, New York, United States in 1930. He died on 13 September 1958, in White Plains, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 81.

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Willis Edward Daniels Gorham
1877–1958
Lena M. Trudeau
1878–1959
Marriage: 23 June 1905

Sources (16)

  • Willie Gorham in household of Lucian J Gorham, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Willis Edward Gorham, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Willis E Gorham, "New York, State Health Department, Genealogical Research Death Index, 1957-1963"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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1900 · Gold for Cash!

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Name Meaning

English, Irish (Cork), North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Daniel , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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