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Desire Howland 1627 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1627

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 13 October 1683

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

Father: JOHN overboard-saved)

Mother: ELIZABETH TILLEY

Spouse(s): John Gorham

Children(s): Desire Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, ELIZABETH GORHAM, James Gorham, John Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mary Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Sylvanus Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Ebenezer Gorham

Desire Howland was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of JOHN "Mayflower Compact" HOWLAND (went overboard-saved) and ELIZABETH TILLEY. Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, ELIZABETH GORHAM, James Gorham, John Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mary Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Sylvanus Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Ebenezer Gorham. Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Desire Howland was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of JOHN "Mayflower Compact" HOWLAND (went overboard-saved) and ELIZABETH TILLEY.
  • Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, ELIZABETH GORHAM, James Gorham, John Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mary Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Sylvanus Gorham, Thomas Gorham, Ebenezer Gorham.
  • Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN overboard-saved)
1592 – 1672
Birth Location: Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Jo
ELIZABETH TILLEY
1607 – 1687
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Gorham
1620 – 1676
Birth Location: Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Desire Gorham
1644 – 1700
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Temperance Gorham
1646 – 1715
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
TG
Elizabeth Gorham
1648 – 1684
Birth Location: Marshfield
EG
ELIZABETH GORHAM
1648 – 1683
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EG
James Gorham
1650 – 1707
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JG
John Gorham
1651 – 2009
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
JG
John Gorham
1652 – 1716
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JG
Joseph Gorham
1653 – 1726
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JG
Jabez Gorham
1656 – 1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
JG
Mary Gorham
1658 –
Birth Location: –
MG
Mercy Gorham
1658 – 1725
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
MG
Lydia Gorham
1661 – 1744
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Hannah Gorham
1663 – 1728
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
HG
Isaac Gorham
1665 – 1666
Birth Location: –
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Shubael Gorham
1667 – 1750
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
SG
Stephen Gorham
1670 –
Birth Location: –
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Sylvanus Gorham
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
SG
Thomas Gorham
Birth Location: –
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Ebenezer Gorham
Birth Location: –
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Desire Howland's Ancestors

Self
Desire Howland
1627 – 1683
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
JOHN "Mayflower Compact" HOWLAND (went overboard-saved)
1592 – 1672
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
ELIZABETH TILLEY
1607 – 1687
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Henry Howell\Houl\Howland\Holland) IV
1564 – 1635
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret Howland
1575 –
England
Joan Hurst
– 1621
Great-Grandparents
BARON PARLIMENT
1530 – 1569
Lady Fisher
1534 – 1601
2nd-Great-Grandparents
LADY Hurst)
1504 – 1569
Sir CHARLEMAGNE
1500 – 1573
Lady Marshe
1506 – 1572

Desire Howland's Descendants

1.
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Desire Howland (22 May 1627 – 13 October 1683) m. John Gorham (28 January 1620 – 5 February 1676)
  1. 1. Desire Gorham (2 April 1644 – 30 June 1700) m. Joseph Hallett (1630 – 20 Jun 1721) m. John ((Capt.)) Hawes (2 April 1644 – 11 Nov 1701)
    1. 1. Lois Hallett (1672 – 21 Nov 1726)
    2. 2. Elizabeth HALLETT (Abt. 1678 – 01 Apr 1759)
    3. 3. Lidia Hallett
    4. 4. Elizabeth Hawes (5 Oct 1661 – 21 Jan 1733)
    5. 5. Mary Hawes (10 June 1664 – 5 Mar 1725) m. John Bacon (10 May 1661 – 20 August 1731)
      1. 1. Solomon Bacon (1685 – 1718)
      2. 2. Hannah Bacon (7 Jun 1687 – Sep 1733)
      3. 3. Hannah Morton (7 June 1687 – September 1733)
      4. 4. Desire BACON (15 Mar 1688 – 29 Dec 1730) m. William GREEN (24 APR 1684 – 28 Jan 1756)
        1. 1. Harriet ("Hettie") Green (1700 – 1751)
        2. 2. Mary Green (8 Mar 1710 – 27 Mar 1756)
        3. 3. Warren Green (9 Jun 1712 – Jan 1785)
        4. 4. Mary Greene (1714 – 1803)
        5. 5. Mary Bloom (1714 – 1803)
        6. 6. Desire Green (24 Oct 1718 – 7 Jun 1759)
        7. 7. William (George) GREEN (17 July 1721 – 14 August 1776) m. Mary JUSTICE (27 Jul 1729 – 1774) m. Marcy Knowles (1730 – 29 Jun 1768) m. Elizabeth Young (26 August 1733 – 24 February 1778) m. Nancy Justice
        8. 8. Sarah Green (27 Dec 1723 – 20 Feb 1797)
        9. 9. Mary Greene (5 Sep 1725 – 16 Mar 1756)
        10. 10. John Green (12 Apr 1726 – unknown)
        11. 11. James Greene (17 Sep 1728 – 11 Mar 1809)
        12. 12. James Green (19 Sep 1728 – 16 Mar 1756)
        13. 13. William Green (1735 – 1787)
      5. 5. Nathaniel Bacon (16 Jan 1691 – 5 Apr 1741)
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bacon (16 Jan 1692 – 5 Apr 1741)
      7. 7. Nathaniel Bacon (16 Jan 1692 – 15 Nov 1744)
      8. 8. Patience Bacon (15 Jan 1693 – 20 Aug 1731)
      9. 9. John Bacon (24 Mar 1697 – 24 May 1745)
      10. 10. Isaac Bacon (29 Mar 1699 – 20 Oct 1730)
      11. 11. Solomon Bacon (3 Apr 1701 – )
      12. 12. Judah Bacon* (9 Dec 1703 – 1743)
      13. 13. Josiah Bacon (11 Feb 1719 – 17 Jun 1775)
    6. 6. Mary Bacon (10 June 1664 – 5 March 1726)
    7. 7. Edmund Hawes (2 May 1669 – 15 Oct 1701)
    8. 8. John Hawes (14 May 1671 – 27 Dec 1723)
    9. 9. Joseph Hawes (16 Jul 1673 – 16 Nov 1752)
    10. 10. Jabez Hawes (20 May 1675 – 15 Oct 1701)
    11. 11. Gabis Hawes (20 May 1675 – )
    12. 12. Ebenezer Hawes (24 Mar 1678 – 7 Oct 1727)
    13. 13. Isaac Hawes (9 Mar 1680 – 18 Mar 1731)
    14. 14. Desire Hawes (Feb 1681 – 8 Feb 1724)
    15. 15. Desire Cowing (February 1682 – 11 February 1723)
    16. 16. Benjamin Hawes (20 Mar 1682 – Oct 1722)
    17. 17. Experience Hawes (24 Sep 1686 – 19 Nov 1758)
    18. 18. Experience Miller (24 September 1686 – 19 November 1758)
    19. 19. James Hawes
    20. 20. Temperance Hawes
  2. 2. Temperance Gorham (05 May 1646 – 12 Mar 1715)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gorham (2 Apr 1648 – 5 Mar 1684)
  4. 4. ELIZABETH GORHAM (23 Apr 1648 – Bef. 05 Mar 1683)
  5. 5. James Gorham (28 Apr 1650 – 18 Nov 1707)
  6. 6. John Gorham (2 Feb 1651 – 11 Nov 2009)
  7. 7. John Gorham (20 Feb 1652 – 11 Nov 1716)
  8. 8. Joseph Gorham (16 Feb 1653 – 09 Jul 1726)
  9. 9. Jabez Gorham (3 Aug 1656 – 20 Apr 1725)
  10. 10. Mary Gorham (1658 – )
  11. 11. Mercy Gorham (20 Jan 1658 – 24 Sep 1725)
  12. 12. Lydia Gorham (11 Nov 1661 – 02 Aug 1744)
  13. 13. Hannah Gorham (28 Nov 1663 – 1728)
  14. 14. Isaac Gorham (c. 1665 – c. 1666)
  15. 15. Shubael Gorham (21 Oct 1667 – 07 Aug 1750)
  16. 16. Stephen Gorham (1670 – )
  17. 17. Sylvanus Gorham
  18. 18. Thomas Gorham
  19. 19. Ebenezer Gorham

Desire Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1627
22 May 1627
Birth of Desire Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1683
13 October 1683
Age 56
Death 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: 22 May 1627
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 October 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, 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: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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