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Desire Howland 1627 – 1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1627

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Oct 1683

Death Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John HOWLAND

Mother: Elizabeth TILLEY

Spouse(s): John Gorham

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

Desire Howland was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY. Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Shubael Gorham. Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Desire Howland was born in 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John HOWLAND and Elizabeth TILLEY.
  • Desire Howland married John Gorham, and had children including Desire Gorham, Temperance Gorham, Elizabeth Gorham, James Gorham, John Gorham, Joseph Gorham, Jabez Gorham, Mercy Gorham, Lydia Gorham, Hannah Gorham, Shubael Gorham.
  • Desire Howland passed away in 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Desire Howland's Ancestors

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Desire Howland
1627 – 1683
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John HOWLAND
1592 – 1673
Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth TILLEY
1607 – 1687
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John TILLEY
1571 – 1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Joan HURST
1568 – 1621
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert TILLEY
1540 – 1612
Elizabeth _____
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Desire Howland's Descendants

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Desire Howland (22 May 1627 – 13 Oct 1683) m. John Gorham (28 Jan 1620 – 5 Feb 1676)
  1. 1. Desire Gorham (2 Apr 1644 – 30 Jun 1700)
  2. 2. Temperance Gorham (5 May 1646 – 12 Mar 1715)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Gorham (23 Apr 1648 – 5 Mar 1683)
  4. 4. James Gorham (28 Apr 1650 – 18 Nov 1707)
  5. 5. John Gorham (20 Feb 1652 – 11 Nov 1716)
  6. 6. Joseph Gorham (16 Feb 1653 – 9 Jul 1726)
  7. 7. Jabez Gorham (3 Aug 1656 – 16 Mar 1724)
  8. 8. Mercy Gorham (20 Jan 1658 – 24 Sep 1725)
  9. 9. Lydia Gorham (16 Nov 1661 – 2 Aug 1744)
  10. 10. Hannah Gorham (Nov 28 1663 – 16 Aug 1728)
  11. 11. Shubael Gorham (21 Oct 1667 – 23 Sep 1748)

Desire Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1627
22 May 1627
Birth of Desire Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1683
13 Oct 1683
Age 56
Death of Desire Howland in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1627
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1683
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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