Ancestry of
Gerard Way

Singer, Songwriter and Comic Book Writer
Co-creator of "The Umbrella Academy"

Joseph Wakeman Gorham

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• • 5th Great-grandfather of Gerard Way — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 142 
  • Father:
  • Isaac Gorham 
  • Mother:
  • Sarah Morgan   
  • Birth Date:
  • 17 Mar 1788 
  • Birth Location:
  • Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut 
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  • Death Date:
  • 29 Jul 1866 
  • Death Location:
  • Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Hull Cemetery, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Eliza Jane Goodrich
  • Marriage Date:
  • 6 Oct 1812 
  • Marriage Location:
  • North East, Dutchess, New York 
  • Children:
  
  

  Eliza Jane Gorham (Ahnentafel No:71 )

  Caroline Eulina Gorham

• Sources for Joseph Wakeman Gorham

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A046223.
  • ² General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920, General No 2937, Membership application for Laura (Lee) Armstrong.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/28/2025).

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