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Desire Gorham 1624–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1624 or 1625

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1683

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

Father: John Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Tilley

Spouse(s): John Sr

Children(s): Lydia Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Mary Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Desire Gorham, Jabez Gorham

Desire Gorham was born in 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Howland Sr And Elizabeth Tilley. Desire Gorham married John Gorham Sr, and had children including Desire Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mary Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Gorham. Desire Gorham passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Desire Gorham was born in 1624 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Howland Sr And Elizabeth Tilley.
  • Desire Gorham married John Gorham Sr, and had children including Desire Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mary Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Gorham.
  • Desire Gorham passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr
1602–1672
Birth Location: Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England
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Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

John Sr
1620–1676
Birth Location: Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Lydia Gorham
1661–1744
Birth Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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James Gorham
1650–1707
Birth Location: Marshfield
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John Gorham
1651–1716
Birth Location: Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Shubael Gorham
1667–1750
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SG
Mary Gorham
1658–1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Gorham
1663–1728
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Temperance Gorham
1646–1715
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Joseph Gorham
1653–1726
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Gorham
1648–1683
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Desire Gorham
1644–1700
Birth Location: Plymouth, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
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Jabez Gorham
1656–1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Desire Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Desire Gorham
1624–1683
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Howland Sr
1602–1672
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
England
Grandparents
John (Henry Howland IV 1rst Lord of Newport Pond) IV
1564–1635
Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, England
Anne (Margaret Alice) Aires
1567–1629
Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
John (Tilley) Sr
1571–1621
Bedfordshire, England
Joan Hurst
1568–1619
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord III
1541–1611
Lady Howland
1542–1614
William Hurst
1530–1569
Rose Marshe
1534–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howland
1516–1568
Lady Greenaway
1515–1586
Nicholas Revell
1511–1574
Nicholas Revell
1513–

Desire Gorham's Descendants

1.
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Desire Gorham (1624 or 1625–1683) m. John (Gorham) Sr (28 Jan 1620–05 Feb 1676)
  1. 1. Lydia Gorham 1661–1744 m. John Thacher 1639–1713 m. John Thacher 1638–1713
    1. 1. Lydia Freeman 1685–1724 m. Joseph (Freeman) Esquire 1683–1756
      1. 1. Rebecca Freeman 1720–1801 m. Jonathan (Hopkins) Sr 1719–1790
        1. 1. Thomas Hopkins 1761–1835 m. Hannah Kniffen 1762–1850
        2. 2. Thatcher Hopkins 1753–1830
        3. 3. Jonathan Hopkins 1753–1836
        4. 4. Lydia Hopkins 1747–1801
        5. 5. Edmund Hopkins 1744–
        6. 6. Mary Hopkins 1751–1820
        7. 7. Joseph Hopkins 1751–1833 m. Elizabeth Townsend 1755–1837
        8. 8. Freeman Hopkins 1754–1830
      2. 2. Lydia Freeman 1717–1761
      3. 3. Thacher Freeman 1710–1784
      4. 4. Thomas Freeman 1722–1753
      5. 5. Joseph Freeman 1715–1716
      6. 6. Elizabeth Freeman 1712–1792
      7. 7. Mary Freeman 1724–
    2. 2. Joseph Thacher 1699–1763
    3. 3. Mary Thacher 1687–1778
    4. 4. Ann Thacher 1697–1756
    5. 5. Desire Thacher 1688–1722
    6. 6. Thomas Thacher 1705–1746
    7. 7. Benjamin Thacher 1702–1764
    8. 8. Mercy Thacher 1692–1692
    9. 9. Judah Thacher 1693–1775
    10. 10. Hannah Thacher 1690–1780
    11. 11. Mercy Thacher 1695–1696
    12. 12. Mercy Thacher 1703–
  2. 2. James Gorham 1650–1707
  3. 3. John Gorham 1651–1716
  4. 4. Shubael Gorham 1667–1750 m. Puelia Hussey 1677–1748
    1. 1. Daniel Gorham 1708–1745
    2. 2. Theodate Gardner 1705–1787
    3. 3. Sarah Lovell 1717–
    4. 4. Lydia Worth 1701–1763
    5. 5. Desire Bunker 1710–1801
    6. 6. George Gorham 1697–1772
    7. 7. Deborah Fitch 1715–1787
    8. 8. Hannah Stubbs 1703–1751
    9. 9. Abigail Gorham 1699–1778
  5. 5. Mary (Mercy) Gorham 1658–1725
  6. 6. Hannah Gorham 1663–1728
  7. 7. Temperance Gorham 1646–1715
  8. 8. Joseph Gorham 1653–1726
  9. 9. Elizabeth Gorham 1648–1683
  10. 10. Desire Gorham 1644–1700
  11. 11. Jabez Gorham 1656–1725

Desire Gorham's Timeline

4 Records

1624
1624 or 1625
Birth of Desire Gorham in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1643
1643
Age 19
Desire Gorham was married
None
1683
13 Oct 1683
Age 59
Death of Desire Gorham in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1683
1683
Age 59
Burial of Desire Gorham in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1624 or 1625
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 85
    [3] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 151.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CAM
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Colonial Families of the USA
    [9] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0446
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1643

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Early settlers of Nantucket : their associates and descendants, 2nd ed.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and Their Descendants
    [2] Some descendants of Captain John Gorham of Plymouth Colony in New York State and the Western Reserve

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Nathaniel Crocker, 1758-1855 : his descendants and ancestors
    [7] Colonial Families of the USA
    [8] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0446
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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