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Desire Baxter 1685–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1685

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 23 June 1749

Death Location: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Gorham

Mother: Sarah Sturgis

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Desire Baxter was born in 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Gorham And Sarah Sturgis. Desire Baxter passed away in 1749 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Desire Baxter was born in 1685 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Gorham And Sarah Sturgis.
  • Desire Baxter passed away in 1749 in Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Desire Baxter's Ancestors

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Desire Baxter
1685–1749
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Gorham
1654–1726
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Sturgis
1655–1739
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Gorham) Sr
1620–1676
Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Howland
1625–1683
Plymouth,massachusetts,america
Edward (Sturgis) Sr
1613–1695
Fotheringhay, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Mayflower)
1602–1672
Elizabeth (Mayflower)
1607–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
1566–1635
Anne Howland
1567–1629
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan Hurst
1567–1621

Desire Baxter's Timeline

2 Records

1685
April 1685
Birth of Desire Baxter in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1749
23 June 1749
Age 64
Death of Desire Baxter in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1685
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1749
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Yarmouth Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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