An American Family History

Austin Kilham and Alice Gorball

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England
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts

Wenham, Essex County, Massachusetts was settled in 1636. The first settlers called it Enon or Salem Village. It was officially set off from the Town of Salem on May 10, 1643.

Austin Kilham and Alice Gorball married in England. Sources vary on where they lived. Some (Preston) say Dennington, Suffolk County and others (Fiske, Allen) say the parish of Kilham in Yorkshire.

Their oldest children were born in England. Daniel Kilham was born about 1620. Elizabeth Kilham Hutton was their daughter. John Kilham was born in 1630.

The Kilhams sailed from England on the ship Mary Ann for New England and landed at Salem where they lived for a few years. They established a permanent home at Wenham after living at Dedham until 1649.

Lot Kilham was born September 11, 1640. Sarah Kilham Fiske was born in 1642. Preston believes that they also had a daughter named Mary Kilham.

Austin died on April 5, 1667 and Alice on May 18, 1667. Their wills were executed in 1667.

Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.

Various spellings of Kilham: Callum, Killam, Killiam, Killom, Killum
Children of Austin Kilham
and Alice Gorball

Elizabeth Kilham Hutton

Mary Kilham

The New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.

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