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Desire Foster Herring 1816–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1816

Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1902

Death Location: Sangerville, , Maine, USA

Father: Isaac Herring

Mother: Betsey Foster

Spouse(s): Thomas Wharff

Children(s): Eugene Wharff, Dexter Wharff, John Wharff, Walter Wharff, Charles Wharff, Annie Wharff

The story of Desire Foster Herring began in 1816 in Guilford, , Maine, USA. Desire Foster Herring married Thomas Penney Wharff, and had children including Annie J Wharff, Charles H Wharff, Dexter Bailey Wharff, Eugene Stanley Wharff, John Greenley Wharff, Walter Scott Wharff. Desire Foster Herring passed away in 1902 in Sangerville, , Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Desire Foster Herring began in 1816 in Guilford, , Maine, USA.
  • Desire Foster Herring married Thomas Penney Wharff, and had children including Annie J Wharff, Charles H Wharff, Dexter Bailey Wharff, Eugene Stanley Wharff, John Greenley Wharff, Walter Scott Wharff.
  • Desire Foster Herring passed away in 1902 in Sangerville, , Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Herring
1786–1865
Birth Location: New Gloucester, Cumberland County , Maine
IH
Betsey Foster
1786–1818
Birth Location: North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
BF

Spouses(s)

Thomas Wharff
1809–1883
Birth Location: Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, United States
TW

Children(s)

Eugene Wharff
1855–1918
Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA
EW
Dexter Wharff
1851–1854
Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA
DW
John Wharff
1848–1854
Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA
JW
Walter Wharff
1845–1878
Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA
WW
Charles Wharff
1843–1923
Birth Location: Guilford, , Maine, USA
CW
Annie Wharff
1859–1922
Birth Location: Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine, United States
AW

Desire Herring's Ancestors

Self
Desire Herring
1816–1902
Birth Place: Guilford, , Maine, USA
Parents
Isaac Herring
1786–1865
New Gloucester, Cumberland County , Maine
Betsey Foster
1786–1818
North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine
Grandparents
Robert Herring
1764–1851
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Sarah Bennett
1765–1832
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Foster
1767–
Massachusetts, USA
Desire Humphrey
1770–1794
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Bennett
1741–1790
Dorcas Wharff
1743–1810
Benjamin Humphrey
1734–1805
Bathsheba Beale
1738–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Bennett
1714–1787
Susanna Haskell
1711–1750
Ebenezer Humphrey
1704–1746
Susan Ward
1713–1784
Joshua II
1714–1790
Elizabeth Stodder
1713–1750

Desire Herring's Descendants

1.
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Desire (Foster) Herring (16 Jun 1816–31 Aug 1902) m. Thomas (Penney) Wharff (5 Oct 1809–5 Mar 1883)
  1. 1. Eugene (Stanley) Wharff 1855–1918
  2. 2. Dexter (Bailey) Wharff 1851–1854
  3. 3. John (Greenley) Wharff 1848–1854
  4. 4. Walter (Scott) Wharff 1845–1878
  5. 5. Charles (H) Wharff 1843–1923
  6. 6. Annie (J.) Wharff 1859–1922

Desire Herring's Timeline

2 Records

1816
16 Jun 1816
Birth of Desire Foster Herring in Guilford, , Maine, USA
Guilford, , Maine, USA
1902
31 Aug 1902
Age 86
Death of Desire Foster Herring in Sangerville, , Maine, USA
Sangerville, , Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1816
    Event Place: Guilford, , Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1902
    Event Place: Sangerville, , Maine, USA
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