1732 - 1801 (69 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Gammon, Philip was born in 1732 in England; died in 1801. Notes:
From: "History of Gorham, Me", by Hugh Davis McLellan, 1903
Philip and Joseph Gammon, brothers, came from England to America, when quite young, and lived for a while in Cape Elizabeth. In 1757, Philip, then of Scarborough, moved to Gorham, where he bought, July 7, 1757, the hundred acre lot, 45, of David Gorham. His wife was Joanna_____. We find no perfect record of his family...
Aug 10, 1770, Phiip Gammon sold to David Gorham his hundred acre lot 45, and bought of Gorham the thiry acre lot 96 and the hundred acre lot 49, and apparently moved on to the former lot, for in 1784 he deeded to his sons Jonathan and Benjamin one-half of the lot with half of his dwelling house and barn. The hundred acre lot 49 he sold in 1771 to John Brackett of Falmouth. He afterwards owend and lived on the seventy acre lot 63, which lot he and Thomas Clay bought of David Harding, Jr. in 1797. His half he and his wife Joanna gave in 1801 to their daughter Ruth Clay, "in consideraton of the love he bore her." Philip Gammon moved to Windham, where his old cellar may still be seen. From Windham he went with his son Nathaniel to Raymondtown.
Family/Spouse: Gatchell, Joanna. Joanna was born in 1712; died in 1782. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Gammon, Phillip Jr. was born about 1751; died between 1782 and 1841.
- 3. Gammon, Jonathan was born in 1751; died in 1784.
- 4. Gammon, Benjamin was born in 1751; died in 1782.
- 5. Gammon, Nathaniel was born in 1753 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 13 Sep 1830 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 6. Gammon, Ruth was born in 1754 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME; died in 1859 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME.
- 7. Gammon, Joseph was born in Aug 1756 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 12 Dec 1853 in Norway, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Norway, Oxford Co., ME.
- 8. Gammon, Elizabeth
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Generation: 2
4. | Gammon, Benjamin (1.Philip1) was born in 1751; died in 1782. Benjamin married Crockett, Betty on 21 Oct 1787 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Gammon, Hannah was born in 03 Dec in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME.
- 11. Gammon, Betty was born in 18 Aug in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME.
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5. | Gammon, Nathaniel (1.Philip1) was born in 1753 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 13 Sep 1830 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: Veteran of The American Revolution, Capt. Boston's Co.
- Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Lowell Cemetery
- Census: 1790, Bucktown Plantation, Cumberland Co., ME
- Census: 1800, Buckfield, Cumberland Co., ME
Notes:
From: "History of Gorham, Me", by Hugh Davis McLellan, 1903
Nathaniel, bought land of Uriah Nason and l'd for a time in the upper part of the town; left Gorham in 1781, going to Raymond. He m. Mary Lowell, Nov. 20, 1777; 2d, Sarah Hodgdon (?); had three sons and a dau. Sally. Mr. Gammon died in the town of Naples.
From: "A History of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine: From the Earliest Explorations to the Close of the Year 1900" by Alfred Cole, 1915
Nathaniel Gammon from Gorham, settled on Lot 32, near what was afterwards the Lowell Corner. He had served in the Continental Army. His wife was Molly, the second daughter of Stephen Lowell. He passed the rest of his life on the farm he had carved out of the wilderness. Nathaniel Gammon was a man of upright character, of studious and industrious habits, and highly respected by all who knew him, as were also the members of his family - particularly his son, Jonathan, who was born, lived and died on the settling lot of his father. His descendants are scattered over the land; one, James Gammon, a worthy son and grandson, is an honored citizen in Dodge City, Kansas, and a sister, Margaret, a former school teacher, whom the writer gratefully remembers, is a widow in comfortable cicumstances in
Eureka, California.
Nathaniel married Lowell, Mary on 20 Nov 1777 in Windsor, Kennebec Co., ME. Mary was born in 1758 in Falmouth, Cumberland Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. Gammon, Anna B. was born on 26 Feb 1778.
- 13. Gammon, Nathaniel Jr. was born on 29 May 1782 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 15 Jul 1830 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 14. Gammon, William was born on 13 Feb 1785; died on 26 Mar 1810 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 15. Gammon, Mary was born on 29 Nov 1787; died on 24 Apr 1865.
- 16. Gammon, Stephen was born on 19 Jul 1790 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 20 Jul 1889 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Peru, Oxford Co., ME.
- 17. Gammon, Margery was born on 19 Jul 1794; died on 22 Oct 1870 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 18. Gammon, Jonathan was born on 22 Apr 1797 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 02 May 1879 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 19. Gammon, Miriam died in Apr 1810 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 20. Gammon, Polly
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7. | Gammon, Joseph (1.Philip1) was born in Aug 1756 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 12 Dec 1853 in Norway, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Norway, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military: Veteran of the American Revolution
- Tombstone Photo: Norway, Oxford Co., ME; Pikes Hill Cemetery
Notes:
From: "History of Gorham, Me", by Hugh Davis McLellan, 1903
Joseph, b. in Gorham in August, 1758, was a soldier of the Revolution, and a member of Capt. McLellan's company in the expedition against Bagaduce. After the defeat, he and John Lombard made their way to Gorham through the wilderness; they were without arms, and suffered great hardships, but finally, after a long time reached home in safety. Mr. Gammon and Mr. Lombard went together from Gorham to Otisfield, and afterwards to Norway, where they settled on adjoining farms, and there spent the remainder of their days. Mr. Gammon m. in Otisfield, Drusilla Reed, who was b. in Groton, Mass., in 1769. Ch: Charles, Harriet, Seba, Maria, Pomelia and Joseph. Mr. G. d. in Norway, in 1855, ag. 97.
From: Charles F. Whitman, "A history of Norway, Maine: from the earliest settlement to the close of the year 1922" (Norway, Me.: unknown, 1924). Pages 82-83
Joseph Gammon left an account of his and John Lombard's tramp home to Gorham through the woods, on the disastrous failure of the expedition against Castine (Bagaduce) in 1779. Seven others from Gorham and Gray, who were afterwards early settlers in Norway, were also in that expedition, but nothing relating to how these seven reached their homes has come down to us. On the breaking up of the expedition through the cowardice and incompetence of Commodore Saltonstall of Connecticut, and the destruction of the American fleet by the marines to prevent the vessels from falling into the hands of the enemy, the soldiers with the exception of four companies which were collected by General Peleg Wadsworth, and marched to Camden, were told by their officers to separate into small squads and make their way to their homes as best they could with Indians as guides. Gammon and Lombard chose to go by themselves. With others they had jumped from the transport they were on, the day before they began their long tramp, into the Penobscot, from fear of being captured by the British, and swam ashore without their guns or any rations. To travel from an hundred to an hundred and fifty miles, through a trackless forest, subsisting on berries and roots, with an occasional meal of raw flesh from small animals and birds, which they were fortunate enough to kill; wading and swimming streams, plunging through swamps and miry places, in summer was a very serious undertaking even for old hunters, skilled in woodcraft. After a tramp of about three weeks they reached their homes in Gorham. Their clothes were in tatters; their feet nearly naked and covered with blisters; their flesh lacerated and bruised; but with a joy in their hearts that is indescribable
Joseph married Patrick, Polly on 01 Mar 1795. Polly was born about 1775; died between 1801 and 1869. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Joseph married Reed, DrusillaNorway, Oxford Co., ME. Drusilla was born in 1769; died in 1835 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Norway, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 21. Gammon, Harriet was born on 19 Dec 1801 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 22. Gammon, Charles was born on 6 Nov 1803 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 23. Gammon, Seba was born on 30 Jan 1806 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 6 Apr 1889; was buried in Paris, Oxford Co., ME.
- 24. Gammon, Joseph J. was born on 02 Sep 1809 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME.
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Generation: 3
9. | Gammon, Pelina (3.Jonathan2, 1.Philip1) was born on 12 Dec 1788 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co., ME; died on 30 Mar 1882 in Portland, Cumberland Co., ME. |
13. | Gammon, Nathaniel Jr. (5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 29 May 1782 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 15 Jul 1830 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1830, Hartford, Oxford Co., ME
Nathaniel married Bryant, Clarissa on 24 Mar 1805 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Clarissa was born on 09 Jan 1783 in Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 16 Jul 1858 in Flagstaff Twp., Somerset Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 25. Gammon, Sally B. was born on 21 Nov 1803 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 26. Gammon, Abigail was born on 15 Jun 1807 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 02 Dec 1881 in Flagstaff Twp., Somerset Co., ME; was buried in Eustis, Franklin Co., ME.
- 27. Gammon, James Madison was born on 11 Jun 1809 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 28. Gammon, William Soule was born on 08 Nov 1812 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
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14. | Gammon, William (5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 13 Feb 1785; died on 26 Mar 1810 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Tombstone Photo: Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; Lowell Cemetery
William married Bryant, Sophia on 12 Apr 1808 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Sophia was born about 1790; died on 07 Apr 1810 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. Gammon, Nathaniel was born on 07 Jul 1808 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
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15. | Gammon, Mary (5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 29 Nov 1787; died on 24 Apr 1865. Family/Spouse: Farrar, Deacon David. David was born on 20 May 1775 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 08 Nov 1842 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 30. Farrar, Mariam was born on Apr 13 1813 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on Oct 23 1896 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 31. Farrar, Miller was born on Mar 19 1815 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on Feb 27 1816 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 32. Farrar, Esquire Merritt was born on 27 Jul 1817 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 28 Apr 1912 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 33. Farrar, Reuben L. was born on 20 Dec 1819; died on 27 Mar 1900.
- 34. Farrar, Sophronia was born on 14 Mar 1822.
- 35. Farrar, Byron was born on 27 Jul 1824; died on 5 Nov 1906 in Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS.
- 36. Farrar, Julia Ann was born on 16 Jun 1827; died on 24 Jan 1904 in South Paris, Oxford Co., ME.
- 37. Farrar, Milton was born on 05 May 1829.
- 38. Farrar, Job Prince was born on 25 Nov 1831; died on 7 Apr 1902 in Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS.
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16. | Gammon, Stephen (5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 19 Jul 1790 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 20 Jul 1889 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Tombstone Photo: Peru, Oxford Co., ME; Waite Cemetery
Stephen married Knight, Sarah on 28 Jul 1825. Sarah was born on 06 Feb 1807; died on 09 Jan 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Gammon, Cynthia was born on 09 Mar 1826.
- 40. Gammon, Otis was born on 08 May 1828; died in 1924; was buried in Peru, Oxford Co., ME.
- 41. Gammon, Lucy was born on 24 Jan 1830.
- 42. Gammon, Adrian was born on 08 Aug 1831; died on 11 Oct 1859 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME.
- 43. Gammon, James Monroe was born on 26 Apr 1834.
- 44. Gammon, Stephen Warren was born on 06 Jun 1841 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; died on 09 Dec 1890 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in West Peru, Oxford Co., ME.
- 45. Gammon, Sarah Ellen was born on 01 Mar 1844.
- 46. Gammon, Luella Frances was born on 08 Oct 1849; died on 11 Apr 1866.
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Stephen married Skillings, Eliza Jane on 9 Jan 1853 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Eliza died on 1 Sep 1910 in Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | Gammon, Jonathan (5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 22 Apr 1797 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 02 May 1879 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1830, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
- Census: 1840, Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME
Jonathan married Thompson, Margaret on 07 Aug 1827 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Margaret was born on 06 Jan 1799 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 10 Apr 1875 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Gammon, James Madison was born on 06 Nov 1809 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 May 1885 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
- 49. Gammon, James Eldridge was born on 23 Sep 1828 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 50. Gammon, Mary Francis was born on 11 Oct 1832 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 27 May 1907; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME.
- 51. Gammon, Margaret Jane was born on 14 Aug 1841 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died in Probably CA.
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23. | Gammon, Seba (7.Joseph2, 1.Philip1) was born on 30 Jan 1806 in Otisfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 6 Apr 1889; was buried in Paris, Oxford Co., ME. Notes:
Buried:
Norway Pine Grove Cemetery
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Generation: 4
26. | Gammon, Abigail (13.Nathaniel3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 15 Jun 1807 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 02 Dec 1881 in Flagstaff Twp., Somerset Co., ME; was buried in Eustis, Franklin Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Tombstone Photo: Eustis, Franklin Co., ME; Flagstaff Cemetery
Notes:
Flagstaff Cemetery was re-located to the town of Eustis in Franklin County, Maine in 1950 when Central Maine Power Company dammed the Dead River and flooded the villages of Flagstaff, Dead River and Bigelow to create Flagstaff Lake.
Abigail married Standish, Miles on 18 Feb 1827 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME. Miles was born in Plympton, Plymouth Co., MA; died on 28 Apr 1884 in Probably Flagstaff, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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36. | Farrar, Julia Ann (15.Mary3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 16 Jun 1827; died on 24 Jan 1904 in South Paris, Oxford Co., ME. Julia married Cary, Bethuel on Feb 3 1850. Bethuel died on Aug 29 1853. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Ripley, Elisha. Elisha died on Dec 17 1863. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Julia married Gardner, Ira in May 1866. Ira was born on Feb 19 1795 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died in Sep 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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40. | Gammon, Otis (16.Stephen3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 08 May 1828; died in 1924; was buried in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Tombstone Photo: Peru, Oxford Co., ME; Knox Cemetery
Otis married Knox, Mary Ann on 26 Jul 1856 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Mary was born on 22 Feb 1835; died on 23 Apr 1872; was buried in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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44. | Gammon, Stephen Warren (16.Stephen3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 06 Jun 1841 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; died on 09 Dec 1890 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in West Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Other Events and Attributes:
- Family: No children with Lizzie
- Tombstone Photo: Peru, Oxford Co., ME; Piper Cemetery
Notes:
Son of Stephen & Sarah (Knight) Gammon. Stephen was Fife Major of the Regimental Band and served his full period of enlistment. He was said to be a fine muscian on both cornet and violin. He ran a coat shop in Peru Center and had several people in his employ. It is believed that his time in the Army contributed to his early death.
Stephen married Roberts, Lois R. on 18 Nov 1865 in Peru, Oxford Co., ME. Lois was born about 1846; died on 30 May 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Stephen married Faunce, Lizzie in 1881. Lizzie died in Harrison, Cumberland Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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48. | Gammon, James Madison (18.Jonathan3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 06 Nov 1809 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 07 May 1885 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME. Notes:
Buried:
Glover Cemetery
James married Bisbee, Esther Spaulding on 09 Sep 1830. Esther (daughter of Bisbee, Solomon and Barrett, Ruth) was born on 19 Dec 1810 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME; died on 16 Jun 1881 in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 70. Gammon, Fanny W. was born on 11 Jul 1830; died on 19 Oct 1865; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
- 71. Gammon, Nathaniel was born on 22 Mar 1832; died on 24 Sep 1854; was buried in Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.
- 72. Gammon, Solomon B. was born on 05 Feb 1834; died on 25 Oct 1889.
- 73. Gammon, Charles Howland was born on 27 Sep 1835; died on 05 Apr 1891 in Sumner, Oxford Co., ME.
- 74. Gammon, Ruth B. was born on 13 Aug 1838.
- 75. Gammon, Lydia B. was born on 29 Dec 1840; died on 03 Mar 1897; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
- 76. Gammon, William W. was born on 12 May 1843.
- 77. Gammon, Israel Fletcher was born on 16 Jan 1847; died on 22 Aug 1929.
- 78. Gammon, Abby S. was born in Jan 1847; died on 05 Feb 1854; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
- 79. Gammon, Horace was born on 30 Nov 1850.
- 80. Gammon, Anna F. was born on 10 Feb 1853; died on 12 Apr 1854; was buried in Hartford, Oxford Co., ME.
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50. | Gammon, Mary Francis (18.Jonathan3, 5.Nathaniel2, 1.Philip1) was born on 11 Oct 1832 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME; died on 27 May 1907; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Mary married Gardner, Esquire Carlton on 27 Nov 1851 in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. Carlton was born on 03 Mar 1828; died on 08 Apr 1906; was buried in Buckfield, Oxford Co., ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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