Ancestry of
Gerard Way

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

Anna Wakeman

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• • 7th Great-grandmother of Gerard Way — 10th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 569 
  • Father:
  • Joseph Wakeman 
  • Mother:
  • Abigail Allen   
  • Birth Date:
  • 24 Oct 1728 
  • Birth Location:
  • Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Death Date:
  • 11 Jun 1807 
  • Death Location:
  • Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Hull Cemetery, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Isaac Gorham
  • Marriage Date:
  • 26 Jul 1752 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut 
  • Children:
  
  

  Hannah Gorham

  Anna Gorham

  Isaac Gorham (Ahnentafel No:284 )

• Sources for Anna Wakeman

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A046223.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 06/28/2025).
  • ³ White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. 1, Camden, Maine: Picton Press (1990, 7th printing 2014), 436-437.

Gerard Way photo by Pat Loika (CC BY 2.0)