Mary Soley
(1717-1800)
BIRTH
September 1, 1717
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DEATH
May 12, 1800
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Mary Soley Gorham (1717–1800) was John Soley and Dorcas Coffin’s daughter, born at Nantucket. She married Captain Nathaniel Gorham in the 1730s and lived at Charlestown, Massachusetts. Their children included Nathaniel, the future constitutional signer, as well as Mary, John, Elizabeth and Stephen. Her husband died in 1761, and she survived until May 1800. Genealogy distinguishes the older Nathaniel from their son; the master’s marriage link to the signer crosses generations.
EARLY LIFE
Mary Soley was born Sep 1, 1717. The external genealogical record identifies Dorcas Coffin as a parent. Surviving structured biographical sources provide limited detail about childhood, education, household routines, or the economic circumstances in which this person grew up.
No distinct public profession or office for Mary Soley is established by the structured external record used for this entry. The surviving information is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independently recorded public career. Mary Soley died May 12, 1800. Additional claims about employment, officeholding, military service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted record did not support them.
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DEATH
Mary Soley died on May 12, 1800. Mary Soley Gorham was John Soley and Dorcas Coffin’s daughter, born at Nantucket. She married Captain Nathaniel Gorham in the 1730s and lived at Charlestown, Massachusetts. Their children included Nathaniel, the future constitutional signer, as well as Mary, John, Elizabeth and Stephen. Her husband died in 1761, and she survived until May 1800. Genealogy distinguishes the older Nathaniel from their son; the master’s marriage link to the signer crosses generations. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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