Gershom Farnham\ Varnum^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1790 - 1869  (79 years)

• Name	Gershom Farnham\ Varnum  [2, 3, 8, 9, 11]
  Birth	13 Aug 1790	Penobscot, Hancock Co., Maine, USA   [9, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	6 Aug 1810	Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, USA   [6]
  Residence	7 Aug 1820	Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA   [8]
  Married	10 Dec 1830	Brooksville, USA   [4]
  Residence	1840	Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA   [10]
  Residence	2 Aug 1850	Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA   [3, 9]
  Residence	1860	Brooksville, West Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA   [7]
  _MILT	Maine   [2]
  Death	15 Oct 1869	Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States   [11]
  Burial	Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine, USA   [11]
  Person ID	I432449519182	Farnham Genealogy
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Troy Yardley Farnham
  Mother	Lisa C David
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Fred D Fulton,   b. 17 Apr 1899, Newton, Kansas d. 01Jan 1959, Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Ruth Corrine Joseph,   b. 21 Oct 1912, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri, USA d. 27 Sep 1972, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1938	Clay, Missouri   [15]
  Family ID	F91	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Matthew Varnum, II,   b. 1 Mar 1755, Lebanon, York, Maine, United States d. 20 Jul 1821, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Martha Basteen,   b. 17 Aug 1758, Wells, York, Maine, United States d. 2 Jun 1835, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, United States (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F3	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Alice (Elsie) Tapley,   b. 25 Aug 1799, Penobscot Hancock Co Maine d. 15 Oct 1869 (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Brenda Baumgarner,   b. 1941   bur. Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri, United States of America   2. Dorothy Farnham,   b. 9 Oct 1816, Brooksville, Hancock County, Maine d. 10 May 1855 (Age 38 years)   3. Donald A Baker,   b. 30 May 1921, Todie Fayett, West Virginia d. 22 May 1995, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (Age 73 years)   4. Mary A Farnum,   b. 03 Sep 1831, Brooksville, Maine, USA d. 12 Nov 1856, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA (Age 25 years)   5. Bonnie W Bumgarner   6. Hannah C. Farnham,   b. 14 Oct 1834, Brooksville, Maine, USA   7. John Fred Farnham,   b. 09/14/1837, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 5 Apr 1909, Carrollton, Carroll Co, Missouri, USA   8. George M. Farnham,   b. 20 Dec 1838, Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA d. 19 Feb 1916, Brooksville Maine (Age 77 years)   9. Emeline A. Farnham,   b. 12 Oct 1842, Brooksville, Maine, USA d. 14 Nov 1858, Brooksville Maine (Age 16 years)
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor Varnum,   b. 13 Jan 1794, Penobscot, Hancock Co., Maine, USA d. 20 Feb 1830, Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	11 Jul 1816	Bucksport, Maine, USA   [13]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Eliza Lucinda Settles,   b. 4 Apr 1812, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA d. 2 Sep 1883, Liberty City, Clay or Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos		Gershom Farnham 1812 Bounty Land - MW_Patent_0516-447
  		Gershom Farnham 1812 War Service Record

  
  

• Sources

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