James Markham b. 16 Mar 1675 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 8 June 1731 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA: Our Family History

1675 - 1731 (56 years)

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Name	James Markham [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	16 Mar 1675	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9]
	The original hand written church record says 1674, but we believe it is 1675. See History of Cambridge which says 1674/75. The birth year in other sources says 1674 which is incorrect due to the documented birth year of his sister Elizabeth in July 1673.
Baptism	23 Sep 1701	Middletown, Connecticut, USA [3]
Gender	Male
Death	8 June 1731	Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
	Burial, unknown according to find a grave website. Connecticut deaths & burials index.
Person ID	I1913001272	Markham_and_Marcum
Last Modified	10 Mar 2026

Father	Daniel Markham, Deacon , b. 22 Jun 1641, Earls Colne, Essex, England d. 6 Feb 1712, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA (Age 70 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Whitmore, b. 2 May 1649, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 May 1676, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (Age 27 years)
Marriage	3 Nov 1669	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [1, 11, 12]
	Marriage
Family ID	F824	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Locke, b. 4 January 1680, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Sept 1753, Connecticut (Age 73 years)

Marriage 14 Oct 1699 United States [4, 5, 10]

Woburn town records

Children

	1. James Markham, b. 22 Nov 1701, Middletown d. 12 Apr 1776, Middletown, Connecticut, USA (Age 74 years)
	2. Elizabeth Markham, b. 18 Jan 1703, Middletown, Connecticut, USA d. 1745, Connecticut (Age 41 years)
	3. William Markham, b. 28 Jan 1705, Middletown d. 1 October 1752, OH (Age 47 years)
	4. John Markham, b. 28 Dec 1708, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA d. 30 Mar 1788, Connecticut (Age 79 years)
	5. Mary Markham, b. 14 May 1710, Middletown, Connecticut, USA d. 8 May 1800, East Hampton, Connecticut (Age 89 years)
	6. Abagail Markham, b. 22 Jul 1712, Middletown, Connecticut, USA d. 5 Sep 1795, Connecticut (Age 83 years)
	7. Martha Markham, b. 18 Jun 1714, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
	8. Hannah Markham, b. 6 Sept 1716, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
	9. Nathaniel Markham, b. 27 Feb 1719, Middletown, Connecticut, USA d. 1794, Connecticut (Age 74 years)

Family ID F457 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 10 Mar 2026

Photos
James Markham record from the Starr Collection, held at the Middlesex County Historical Society in Middletown, CT.

Last Will & Testament

Sources

[S_996264392] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).Original data: Town and C).
[S_995968454] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S_995968465] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920.
[S_995958999] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S_995024911] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).
[S_995741446] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Probate Records, 1649-1932; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Hartford District); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut.
[S_995741446] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut.
[S_996185895] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S_995957229] Ancestry.com, Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S729957915] Ancestry.com, Connecticut, U.S., Marriage Index, 1620-1926, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
[S_995827415] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source number: 23886.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8.
[S_996014941] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

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