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The genealogy of my extended family

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First Name
Last Name
George DAM

George DAM[1]

Male Abt 1727 - ?

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  • Name George DAM  [2, 3] 
    Born Abt 1727  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 28 Jan 1727  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Cordwainer 
    Military Event Militia - Capt Hale’s Company at the Siege of Louisburg in 1745: Pvt 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died ? 
    Person ID I1708  Main
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2016 

    Father Moses DAM,   b. 14 Oct 1673, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1754, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Abigail HUNTRESS,   b. Abt 1694, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1739, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Married 22 Jul 1714  Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • by Rev Nathaniel Rogers.
    Family ID F394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah LANG,   b. Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. ? 
    Married 29 Nov 1753 
    Children 
     1. John DAME,   b. Abt 1754, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William DAME,   b. Abt 1757, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F11909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1727 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 28 Jan 1727 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • George Townsend mentions George Dam in his will (proved 25 Mar 1761): “Item I give to George Dam the s/o Moses Dam of Newington in Said Province Yeoman all my wearing apparel.”
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      He was a cordwainer, as is shown on his bond, dated 11 Jan 1769, for surety for guardianship of his brother John’s child, William.
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      Said to have participated in the Raid on Fort William and Mary on the island of New Castle in New Hampshire, on 14 Dec 1774 (the day after Paul Revere’s ride), successfully taking the fort out of British control and capturing the gunpowder for use in the Revolution.(http://www.nhssar.org/essays/Namelist.htm)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA).

    2. [S12] Dover, New Hampshire, History of , Scales, John, (Higginson Book Co, Manchester, NH. 1923).

    3. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 65:213; 111:46.

    4. [S1] New England Historical and Genealogical Register, The, (NEHGS, Boston, MA), 111:46.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023