Levi Farnham

Brief Life History of Levi

When Levi Farnham was born on 13 August 1748, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Zebediah Farnham, was 27 and his mother, Mary Fuller, was 22. He married Dorcas Moulton in 1774, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 25 December 1776, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 28.

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Family Time Line

Levi Farnham
1748–1776
Dorcas Moulton
1751–1838
Marriage: 1774
Levi Farnham Jr
1774–1853
Eli Farnham
1777–
Samuel Farnham
1775–1822

Sources (4)

  • Levy Farnam, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Levy, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Levi Farnham/Farnum, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Farnham in Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, Surrey, and Yorkshire, all named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + either hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water, a water-meadow’.

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

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Story Highlight

Correspondence from Elizabeth R. Smith to Charles Colby Cleveland's Daughter 11 February 1897

...I am the Senior Honorary State Regent of Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution and wish to learn all that I can about Zebadiah Farnham who was the father of Thomas Farnham who married Ab …

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