The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Edward Gorey
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Edward Gorey | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Edward St. John Gorey, b. Chicago, Ill., 25 Feb. 1925, d. Hyannis, Mass., 15 April 2000 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Edward Lee Gorey,
b. ... , Ill., ... 1878,
d. ... 1963
m. Chicago, Ill., ... 1921 |
| 3 | Helen Dunham Garvey, b. ... , Ohio, 7 March 1892, d. ... 1978 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 6 |
Benjamin St. John Garvey,
b. New York, N. Y., ... 1863,
d. Austin, Tex., ... 1936
m. ... 3 June 1891 |
| 7 | Mary Ellis Blocksom, b. ... , Ohio, ... 1865, d. Wauwatosa, Wisc., ... 1940 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 12 |
Benjamin Garvey,
b. ... , Ireland, ... 1824,
d. ... 1902
m. |
| 13 | Helen Amelia St. John, b. Fabius, N. Y., 25 Oct. 1834, d. Ironton, Ohio, ... 1907 |
| 14 |
Augustus Perry Blocksom,
b. ... 14 Sept. 1820,
d. ... 27 July 1877
m. ... 27 Aug. 1846 |
| 15 | Mary Phoebe Hewitt, b. ... 27 Aug. 1827, d. ... 3 Nov. 1903 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 24 |
John Garvey,
b. ... 1765,
d. ... 1847
m. |
| 25 | Ellen O'Connell, b. ... 1773, d. ... 1845 |
| 26 |
Elijah Howell St. John,
b. ... 22 Dec. 1806,
d. Fabius, N. Y., ... 1875
m. |
| 27 | Charlotte Sophia Dunham, b. ... 1811, d. ... 1895 |
| 28 |
William Blocksom,
b. Milton, Del., 18 Sept. 1785,
d. ...
m. ... 5 June 1818 |
| 29 | Anna Fulkerson, b. ... , d. ... |
| 30 |
Joseph Coke Hewitt,
b. Belpre Island, Va., 4 June 1794,
d. Clear Lake, Iowa, 6 May 1865
m. Athens, Ohio, 4 June 1818 |
| 31 | Ruth Cranston, b. Unadilla, N. Y., ... 1798, d. Athens Co., Ohio, ... 1834 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 50 |
Edward O'Connell,
b. ... 1726,
d. ... 1812
m. |
| 51 | Thomasina FitzGerald, b. ... , d. ... 1817 |
| 52 |
Elijah St. John,
b. Sharon, Conn., 17 Nov. 1766,
d. ... , N. Y., 28 Feb. 1854
m. |
| 53 | Nancy Howell, b. Chester, Vt., 2 Nov. 1766, d. ... , N. Y., 3 June 1853 |
| 56 |
Moses Blocksom,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1782
m. |
| 57 | Nancy Pear, b. ... 1757, d. ... 1839 |
| 60 |
Moses Hewitt,
b. Ashby, Mass., 24 Aug. 1767,
d. Athens, Ohio, 24 Feb. 1814
m. Marietta, Northwest Territories [now Ohio], 3 June 1790 |
| 61 | Sarah Hewitt, b. Lancaster, Mass., 15 July 1770, d. Belpre Island, Va., 4 June 1794 |
| 62 |
James Cranston,
b. Newport, R. I., 1 June 1764,
d. Waterloo, Ohio, 21 June 1832
m. ... 1 March 1787 |
| 63 | Ruth Austin, b. Scituate, R. I., 5 Nov. 1767, d. Athens, Ohio, 12 Feb. 1858 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 104 |
Mark St. John,
b. Ridgefield, Conn., 18 Aug. 1715,
d. Stockbridge, Mass., 20 Dec. 1772
m. ... 1747 |
| 105 | Anne Gay, b. Litchfield, Conn., 3 Nov. 1729, d. Kirkland, N. Y., 1 May 1823 |
| 106 |
Abraham Howell,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 107 | Abigail Freeman, b. ... , d. ... |
| 112 |
William Blocksom,
b. ... ,
d. ... 1783
m. |
| 113 | Eunica Dodd, b. ... 1729, d. ... 12 Feb. 1829 |
| 120 |
George Hewitt,
b. Essex, Mass., ... 1740,
d. ... 1791
m. ... 2 Oct. 1760 |
| 121 | Tryphena Hodgkins, b. Ipswich, Mass., 9 Nov. 1740, d. ... |
| 122 |
John Hewitt,
b. ... , Mass., ... 1744,
d. Athens, Ohio, 11 April 1815
m. ... 20 Sept. 1769 |
| 123 | Sarah Priest, b. ... 10 Feb. 1742, d. ... |
| 124 |
Peleg Cranston,
b. Swansea, Mass., 16 March 1717,
d. Foster, R. I., 29 March 1805
m. Newport, R. I., 9 July 1749 |
| 125 | Sarah Carr, b. Jamestown, R. I., 14 Jan.1722, d. Foster, R. I., 27 Nov. 1791 |
| 126 |
Gideon Austin,
b. Exeter, R. I., 16 July 1731,
d. Scituate, R. I., ... 1792
m. ... 18 Feb. 1753 |
| 127 | Prudence Angell, b. Scituate, R. I., 6 June 1734 d. ... 1803 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 208 |
Matthew St. John,
b. Norwalk, Conn., ... 1686,
d. Sharon, Conn., ... 1755
m. Ridgefield, Conn., 13 Oct. 1709 |
| 209 | Anne Whitney, b. Norwalk, Conn., ... 1691, d. ... 1773 |
| 212 |
Charles Howell,
b. Southampton, L. I., ... 1721,
d. Morristown, N. J., 18 Dec. 1759
m. |
| 213 | Deborah Jessup, b. Southampton, L. I., 16 Dec. 1723, d. Morristown, N. J., 19 Dec. 1765 |
| 214 |
Robert Freeman,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 215 | Mary Paine, b. ... , d. ... |
| 224 |
William Blocksom,
b. ... ,
d. ... 29 Nov. 1748
m. |
| 225 | Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 248 |
Thomas Cranston,
b. Newport, R. I., 2 Aug. 1692,
d. ... 1721
m. |
| 249 | Patience Gardiner, b. Swansea, Mass., 31 Oct. 1687 d. ... 2 Nov. 1763 |
| 250 |
Thomas Carr,
b. Newport, R. I., 25 Jan. 1696,
d. Newport, R. I., 14 Oct. 1753
m. |
| 251 | Hannah Weeden, b. ... , d. ... |
| 252 |
Pasco Austin,
b. ... 1698,
d. ... 1774
m. ... 25 Oct. 1725 |
| 253 | Mararet Sunderland, b. ... 1703, d. ... 1773 |
| 254 |
Isaiah Angell,
b. Providence, R. I., 17 Nov. 1704,
d. ...
m. ... 31 Dec. 1732 |
| 255 | Prudence Wilkinson, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 416 |
Matthias St. John,
b. ... 1667,
d. Ridgefield, Conn., 17 Aug. 1748
m. |
| 417 | Rachel Boulton, b. ... 16 Dec. 1667, d. ... |
| 418 |
John Whitney,
b. ... 1646,
d. ... 1720
m. ... 17 March 1673/4 |
| 419 | Elizabeth Smith, b. ... , d. ... |
| 424 |
Abraham Howell,
b. Southampton, L. I.,, 30 July 1683,
d. Sagaponach, L. I., 18 March 1741/2
m. |
| 425 | Mary Halsey, b. ... 29 Aug. 1680, d. ... |
| 426 |
Ebenezer Jessup,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 427 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 448 |
John Blocksom,
b. ... 1644,
d. ... 1715
m. |
| 449 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 496 |
Samuel Cranston,
b. Newport, R. I., 16 Aug. 1659,
d. Newport, R. I., 26 April 1727
m. |
| 497 | Mary Hary, b. ... 1663, d. Newport, R. I., 17 Sept. 1710 |
| 506 |
Daniel Sunderland,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 507 | Elizabeth Sheldon, b. ... , d. ... |
| 508 |
Thomas Angell,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 509 | Sarah Brown, b. ... , d. ... |
| 510 |
Joseph Wilkinson,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 511 | Martha Pray, b. ... , d. ... |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 832 |
Matthias St. John,
b. ... ,
d. Norwalk, Conn., ... Dec. 1729
m. |
| 833 | Elizabeth ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 834 |
John Bouton,
b. ... ,
d. Danbury, Conn., 25 Dec. 1704
m. |
| 835 | Abigail Marvin, b. ... , d. ... 1672 |
| 848 |
Abraham Howell,
b. ... 22 Jan. 1652/3,
d. ... 18 March 1711/2
m. |
| 849 | Abigail White, b. ... , d. Southampton, L. I., 19 June 1688 |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 1696 |
John Howell,
b. ... ,
d. ... 3 Nov. 1696
m. |
| 1697 | Susannah Mitchell, b. ... , d. ... |
| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 - Illinois, Cook Co., Chicago, ED 1968, sheet 2B, line 85
Gorey Edward L H M W 35 M 26 Ill Irish Free State Irish Free State Newspaper Reporter
Helen W F W 35 M 26 Ohio NY Ohio
Edward S S M W 5 S Ill Ill Ohio
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Gideon Austin (number 126)
George Hewitt (number 120)
While Mr. Gorey is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.