Matthew Farnham^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1719 - 1757  (38 years)

• Name	Matthew Farnham  [2, 3, 4, 6]
  Birth	04 Aug 1719	York County, Maine, USA   [2, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Nov 1757	Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA   [6]
  Residence	1700-1936	York, Maine, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I432449519271	Farnham Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Ralph Farnum, Jr,   b. August 4 1633, Rochester, Kent, England d. January 8 1692, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Holt,   b. 30 Mar 1636, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 Oct 1710, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1658	Andover, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Ralph Farnham,   b. 01 Jun 1662, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 03 Jan 1738, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Sterling,   b. 04 May 1669, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Apr 1732, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	October 9 1685	Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Married	Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Married	Andover, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F85	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Ralph Farnham,   b. 25 May 1689, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 16 May 1758, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Austin,   b. 1692, Wells, York, Maine, USA d. 1758, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Webber,   b. 11 Feb 1720, York, York, Maine, United States d. 1791, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1739	York, York, Maine, United States   [6]
  Children	1. Albert M. Leffler,   b. 07 Feb 1862, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA d. 23 Oct 1916, Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)   2. Benjamin Farnham,   b. 1742, York, York, Maine, United States d. 24 Nov 1823, Lebanon, York, Maine, United States (Age 81 years)   3. Dorothy Farnham,   b. 1743, Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 1799 (Age 56 years)   4. Alice Farnam\Farnham,   b. Bef 1745   5. David Farnham,   b. 1749, Lebanon, York, Maine, United States d. 6 Sep 1814, Lebanon, York, Maine, United States (Age 65 years)   6. Gershom Farnham,   b. 1757, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States d. 22 Sep 1827, Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States (Age 70 years)   7. Abigail Farnham,   b. Bef 1757, York, York, Maine, United States   8. Peletiah S. Tapley,   b. 2 Oct 1757, Kittery, Maine, USA d. 23 October 1834, Brooksville, Maine, USA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

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  The beginnings of Lebanon, Maine 1757

  
  

• Sources

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