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Desire Sears 1742–1800 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1742

Birth Location: Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1800

Death Location: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Sears

Mother: Desire Holmes

Spouse(s): Benjamin Washburn

Children(s): Mary Washburn, Sears Washburn, Oliver I, Benjamin Washburn, Desire Washburn, Deborah Washburn, Lydia Washburn, Sally Washburn, Azel Washburn, Huldah Washburn

The story of Desire Sears began in 1742 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Desire Sears married Benjamin Washburn, and had children including Azel Washburn, Benjamin Washburn, Deborah Washburn, Desire Washburn, Huldah Washburn, Lydia Washburn, Mary Polly Washburn, Oliver Washburn I, Sally Sarah Washburn, Sears Washburn. Desire Sears passed away in 1800 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Desire Sears began in 1742 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Desire Sears married Benjamin Washburn, and had children including Azel Washburn, Benjamin Washburn, Deborah Washburn, Desire Washburn, Huldah Washburn, Lydia Washburn, Mary Polly Washburn, Oliver Washburn I, Sally Sarah Washburn, Sears Washburn.
  • Desire Sears passed away in 1800 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Desire Sears's Ancestors

Self
Desire Sears
1742–1800
Birth Place: Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edward Sears
1704–1777
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Desire Holmes
1712–1775
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Sears
1675–1727
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Howes
1680–1720
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Desire Sears's Descendants

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Desire Sears (15 March 1742–15 November 1800) m. Benjamin Washburn (6 July 1735–5 January 1796)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Washburn 1780–1800
  2. 2. Sears Washburn 1777–1800
  3. 3. Oliver (Washburn) I 1763–1818
  4. 4. Benjamin Washburn 1786–1786
  5. 5. Desire Washburn 1773–1775
  6. 6. Deborah Washburn 1771–1775
  7. 7. Lydia Washburn 1769–1854
  8. 8. Sally (Sarah) Washburn 1767–1802
  9. 9. Azel Washburn 1765–1805
  10. 10. Huldah Washburn 1784–1800

Desire Sears's Timeline

2 Records

1742
15 March 1742
Birth of Desire Sears in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1800
15 November 1800
Age 58
Death of Desire Sears in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1742
    Event Place: Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 November 1800
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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