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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 Aust+NZ_Howland)

Mother: ELIZABETH TILLEY

Spouse(s): John Gorham

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

In 1627, Desire Howland entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to John Mayflower Compact Howland Went Overboard Saved Puritan Last Survivor Of Mayflower Fdr Line Gedmatch Jl Rsl Dna Cuz Whitehead Lives In Aust Nz Howland And Elizabeth Tilley. Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Ebenezer Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mary Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Sylvanus Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Thomas Gorham. Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1627, Desire Howland entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to John Mayflower Compact Howland Went Overboard Saved Puritan Last Survivor Of Mayflower Fdr Line Gedmatch Jl Rsl Dna Cuz Whitehead Lives In Aust Nz Howland And Elizabeth Tilley.
  • Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Ebenezer Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Isaac Gorham, Jabez Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Mary Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Shubael Gorham, Stephen Gorham, Sylvanus Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Thomas Gorham.
  • Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN Aust+NZ_Howland)
1592–1672
Birth Location: Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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ELIZABETH TILLEY
1607–1687
Birth Location: Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
ET

Spouses(s)

John Gorham
1620–1676
Birth Location: Benefield, East Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
JG

Children(s)

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

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) PURITAN (Last survivor of Mayflower (FDR Line) (Gedmatch JL+RSL_dna cuz Whitehead-lives in Aust+NZ_Howland)
1592–1672
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
ELIZABETH TILLEY
1607–1687
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Henry Howell\Houl\Howland\Holland IV Sir Decendents, inc. Ealr, Churchill, Smith, Hale, Roosevelt, Bush, Nixon,) Ford
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 descendant.
1504–1569
Sir CHARLEMAGNE
1500–1573
Lady Marshe
1506–1572

Desire Howland's Descendants

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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 1644–1700 m. John ((Capt.)) Hawes 1644–1701 m. Joseph Hallett 1630–1721
    1. 1. Mary Hawes 1664–1725 m. John (Bacon) Esq 1661–1731
      1. 1. Desire BACON 1688–1730 m. William GREEN 1684–1756
        1. 1. William (George) GREEN 1721–1776 m. Mary JUSTICE 1729–1774 m. Marcy Knowles 1730–1768 m. Elizabeth Young 1733–1778
        2. 2. John Green 1726–
        3. 3. Sarah Green 1723–1797
        4. 4. Warren Green 1712–1785
        5. 5. Desire Green 1718–1759
        6. 6. Mary Green 1710–1756
        7. 7. James Green 1728–1756
        8. 8. Mary Greene 1714–1803
        9. 9. Mary Greene 1725–1756
        10. 10. Harriet ("Hettie") Green 1700–1751
        11. 11. William Green 1735–1787
        12. 12. Mary Bloom 1714–1803
        13. 13. James Greene 1728–1809
      2. 2. Patience Bacon 1693–1731
      3. 3. Hannah Bacon 1687–1733
      4. 4. Nathaniel Bacon 1691–1741
      5. 5. Isaac Bacon 1699–1730
      6. 6. Judah Bacon* 1703–1743
      7. 7. John Bacon 1697–1745
      8. 8. Josiah Bacon 1719–1775
      9. 9. Nathaniel Bacon 1692–1741
      10. 10. Solomon Bacon 1685–1718
      11. 11. Nathaniel Bacon 1692–1744
      12. 12. Solomon Bacon 1701–
      13. 13. Hannah Morton 1687–1733
    2. 2. Elizabeth Hawes 1661–1733
    3. 3. Edmund Hawes 1669–1701
    4. 4. John Hawes 1671–1723
    5. 5. Joseph Hawes 1673–1752
    6. 6. Jabez Hawes 1675–1701
    7. 7. Ebenezer Hawes 1678–1727
    8. 8. Isaac Hawes 1680–1731
    9. 9. Desire Hawes 1681–1724
    10. 10. Benjamin Hawes 1682–1722
    11. 11. Experience Hawes 1686–1758
    12. 12. Mary Bacon 1664–1726
    13. 13. Desire Cowing 1682–1723
    14. 14. Experience Miller 1686–1758
    15. 15. Lois Hallett 1672–1726
    16. 16. Elizabeth HALLETT 1678–1759
    17. 17. Gabis Hawes 1675–
  2. 2. Temperance Gorham 1646–1715
  3. 3. John Gorham 1652–1716
  4. 4. Mercy Gorham 1658–1725
  5. 5. Lydia Gorham 1661–1744
  6. 6. Joseph Gorham 1653–1726
  7. 7. Hannah Gorham 1663–1728
  8. 8. James Gorham 1650–1707
  9. 9. Shubael Gorham 1667–1750
  10. 10. Jabez Gorham 1656–1725
  11. 11. ELIZABETH GORHAM 1648–1683
  12. 12. Isaac Gorham 1665–1666
  13. 13. Mary Gorham 1658–
  14. 14. John Gorham 1651–2009
  15. 15. Stephen Gorham 1670–
  16. 16. Elizabeth Gorham 1648–1684

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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