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Desire Howland 1623–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1623

Birth Location: USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1683

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

Father: John Howland

Mother: Elizabeth Tilley

Spouse(s): John Gorham

Children(s): James Sr, Temperance Baxter, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mercy Denison, Shubael Gorham, John Gorham, Lydia Thacher, Elizabeth Hallett, Desire Hawes

The story of Desire Howland began in 1623 in USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Hawes, Elizabeth Hallett, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham Sr, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Thacher, Mercy Denison, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Baxter. Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Desire Howland began in 1623 in USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Hawes, Elizabeth Hallett, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham Sr, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Thacher, Mercy Denison, Shubael Gorham, Temperance Baxter.
  • Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Desire Howland's Ancestors

Self
Desire Howland
1623–1683
Birth Place: USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Howland
1592–1673
1592
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
1607
Grandparents
Henry Howland
1564–1635
of, Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Anne (Margaret) Aires
1567–1624
of, Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England
John Tilley
1571–1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, , England
Joan Hurst
1567–1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Howland
1541–1612
Emma Revell
1542–1613
John Aires
1540–1566
Averi Ayer
1544–1570
Robert Tilley
1540–1612
Elizabeth Tilley
1544–1614
William Hurst
1530–1569
Rose Marshe
1534–1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howland
1511–1568
Anne Greenway
1515–1586
Nicholas Revell
1511–1538
Mrs. Revell
1513–
Edmond LeStrange
1527–1590
Mrs LeStrange*
1525–
William Tilley
1515–1579
Agnes Tylle
1519–1582
William Elborne
1515–1588

Desire Howland's Descendants

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Desire Howland (1623–1683) m. John Gorham (28 January 1619–5 February 1676)
  1. 1. James (Gorham) Sr 1650–1707
  2. 2. Temperance Baxter 1646–1715
  3. 3. Joseph Gorham 1654–1726
  4. 4. Jabez Gorham 1656–1726
  5. 5. Mercy Denison 1658–1725
  6. 6. Shubael Gorham 1667–1750
  7. 7. John Gorham 1651–1715
  8. 8. Lydia Thacher 1661–1744
  9. 9. Elizabeth Hallett 1648–1683
  10. 10. Desire Hawes 1644–1700

Desire Howland's Timeline

3 Records

1623
1623
Birth of Desire Howland in USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1683
1683
Age 60
Death of Desire Howland in USA, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
USA, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1683
1683
Age 60
Burial of Desire Howland 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: 1623
    Event Place: USA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [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] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: USA, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection

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