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Desire Roberts 1704–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1704

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: of Connecticut, United States

Father: Deacon III

Mother: Mercy Blake

Spouse(s): Zaccheus Candee

Children(s): Dinah Candee, Rhoda CANDEE, Rebeckah Cande, Rhoda Cande

Desire Roberts was born in 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Deacon Samuel Roberts Iii Iii And Mercy Blake. Desire Roberts married Zaccheus Candee, and had children including Dinah Candee, Rebeckah Cande, Rhoda Candee, Rhoda Mary Cande. Desire Roberts passed away in 1798 in of Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Desire Roberts was born in 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, the child of Deacon Samuel Roberts Iii Iii And Mercy Blake.
  • Desire Roberts married Zaccheus Candee, and had children including Dinah Candee, Rebeckah Cande, Rhoda Candee, Rhoda Mary Cande.
  • Desire Roberts passed away in 1798 in of Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Deacon III
1666–
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Mercy Blake
1673–1724
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Zaccheus Candee
1703–1772
Birth Location: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Dinah Candee
1727–1794
Birth Location: Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Rhoda CANDEE
–1821
Birth Location: –
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Rebeckah Cande
1747–1760
Birth Location: –
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Rhoda Cande
1730–1815
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Desire Roberts's Ancestors

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Desire Roberts
1704–1798
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Deacon Samuel Roberts Iii III
1666–
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Mercy Blake
1673–1724
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Roberts
1638–1725
Middletown, Connecticut
Catherine Leete
1642–1693
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
John (Blake) Sr
1652–1690
Malden, Surrey, England
Sarah Hall
1654–1726
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1614–1684
Anna PAYNE
1621–1668
John Blake
1622–1660
Elizabeth JOHNSTON
1622–
Richard Sr
1620–1691
Mary Anthony
1622–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Payne
1585–1635
Anna Underhill
1597–1621

Desire Roberts's Descendants

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Desire Roberts (20 Nov 1704–1798) m. Zaccheus Candee (06 Jun 1703–08 Apr 1772)
  1. 1. Dinah Candee 1727–1794 m. James Dunham 1720–1795
    1. 1. Cornelius Dunham 1763–1835 m. Lucy Willey 1765–1851
      1. 1. Clarissa Dunham 1792–1869 m. Minor Savage 1790–1861
        1. 1. Amanda Savage 1826–1887 m. David (Judson) Parker 1822–1906
        2. 2. Cornelius (Dunham) Savage 1833–1878 m. Emma (Jane) Blanchard 1840–1914
        3. 3. Lucina (Catlin) Savage 1823–1860 m. Theodore Everest 1815–1902
        4. 4. Jerusha (P) Savage 1824–1855 m. David (Judson) Parker 1822–1906
        5. 5. Catherine Savage 1825–1892
        6. 6. Daniel Savage 1827–1899 m. Marion (J) Lindsay 1829–1905
        7. 7. Reuben (Aylesworth) Savage 1829–1888 m. Emma (Jane) Carpenter 1836–1912
        8. 8. Saxton Savage 1831–1896 m. Johanna Sullivan 1830–1890
        9. 9. John (H) Savage 1833–1909 m. Sarah Turrill 1843–1893
        10. 10. Lucy (D) Savage 1835–1905 m. Adam Anderson 1800–
        11. 11. William (Obed) Savage 1837–1903 m. Jenette Renton 1830–1902
      2. 2. Cynthia Dunham 1801–1841
      3. 3. Hiram Dunham 1814–1834
      4. 4. Jerusha Dunham 1789–1849
      5. 5. Royal Dunham 1796–1880
      6. 6. Charlotte Dunham 1803–1863
      7. 7. Harriet Dunham 1793–1862
  2. 2. Rhoda CANDEE –1821
  3. 3. Rebeckah Cande 1747–1760
  4. 4. Rhoda (Mary) Cande 1730–1815

Desire Roberts's Timeline

2 Records

1704
20 Nov 1704
Birth of Desire Roberts in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1798
1798
Age 94
Death of Desire Roberts in of Connecticut, United States
of Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1704
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: of Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees
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