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Desire Weston 1730–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1730

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

Death Date: 23 July 1764

Death Location: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathan Sr

Mother: Desire Standish

Spouse(s): Edmund Wright

Children(s): Elizabeth Wright, Lydia Wright, Edmund 2, Samuel Wright

In 1730, Desire Weston entered the world in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nathan Weston Sr And Desire Standish. Desire Weston married Edmund Wright, and had children including Edmund Wright 2, Elizabeth Wright, Lydia Wright, Samuel Wright. Desire Weston passed away in 1764 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1730, Desire Weston entered the world in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nathan Weston Sr And Desire Standish.
  • Desire Weston married Edmund Wright, and had children including Edmund Wright 2, Elizabeth Wright, Lydia Wright, Samuel Wright.
  • Desire Weston passed away in 1764 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Sr
1688–1754
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Desire Standish
1689–1766
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Edmund Wright
1730–1762
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wright
1752–1817
Birth Location: New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
EW
Lydia Wright
1744–1848
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
LW
Edmund 2
1758–1790
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
E2
Samuel Wright
1760–1788
Birth Location: Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
SW

Desire Weston's Ancestors

Self
Desire Weston
1730–1764
Birth Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathan Weston Sr
1688–1754
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Desire Standish
1689–1766
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Edmund (Weston) Sr
1660–1727
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rebecca Soule
1656–1732
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Alexander Standish
1626–1702
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Desire Doty
1645–1731
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Soule
1632–1707
Rebecca Simmons
1635–1697
Miles Netherlands)
1584–1656
Barbara Standish)
1588–1659
Edward Doty
1598–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Soule
1590–1679
Mary Buckett
1602–1672

Desire Weston's Descendants

1.
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Desire Weston (14 April 1730–23 July 1764) m. Edmund Wright (28 Oct 1730–07 Aug 1762)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wright 1752–1817 m. Othneil ("Othol") Smith 1743–1813
    1. 1. Rachel Boughner 1796–1851
    2. 2. Garrett Smith 1783–1846 m. Mary Pettit 1791–1859
      1. 1. Jacob Smith 1814–1878
      2. 2. William (Cornwell) SMITH 1819–1885
      3. 3. John (C) Smith 1816–1888 m. Jeanette Bowlby 1819–1890
        1. 1. Sarah (Evelyn) Smith 1860–1941
        2. 2. Louisa (Ann "Lucy") Smith 1845–1895
        3. 3. Nancy (Maria) Smith 1848–1927
        4. 4. William (Cyrenuis) Smith 1852–1914
      4. 4. David (Mandeville) Smith 1823–1853
      5. 5. Joseph (SMITH) 2 1825–1882
      6. 6. Lucinda Smith 1835–
    3. 3. John Smith 1779–1813
    4. 4. Ann Smith 1798–1839
    5. 5. Sarah Smith 1785–
    6. 6. Samuel Smith 1781–1851 m. Anna (1796 NJ SIMONSON) Smith 1796–1834
      1. 1. Eliza (Jean 1815 NJ) SMITH 1815–1840
      2. 2. David (1817 NJ) SMITH 1817–
      3. 3. Charles (J 1819 NJ) SMITH 1819–1888
    7. 7. Rachel (1786) SMITH 1786–1851
    8. 8. Abam Smith 1791–1855 m. Annie Hoy 1793–1854 m. Phoebe Burdick –1818
      1. 1. Abram (Cyrus) Smith 1826–1902 m. Martha Bury 1831–1873
        1. 1. Mary (Ann "Minnie" Elizabeth) Smith 1857–1948 m. Lewis (Charles) Minnie 1842–1935
        2. 2. Abram SMITH 1850–
        3. 3. Alice (Henrietta) Smith 1856–1905
        4. 4. Jeanette ("Nettie" B.) Smith 1872–1961
        5. 5. Dorothy ("Dolly" T) Smith 1853–1934
        6. 6. Henry (William) Smith 1863–1922
        7. 7. Florence (A) Smith 1867–1951 m. Elias (James Carson) Shaw 1867–1935
      2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1833–1903
      3. 3. Rachel Smith 1820–1898 m. Thomas Allum 1813–1908 m. Charles HOUGH –1846 m. Henrich ("Henry" Baumwart) Jr 1794–1875
        1. 1. Henrietta (Agnes "Etta") Allum 1866–1940 m. Curtis (Benjamin) Wright 1866–1897 m. Julius (Andrew) Leitner 1856–1954 m. Cornelius Cronin 1849–1916
        2. 2. Emma (Alberta) ALLUM 1867–1916
        3. 3. Ellen Hough 1836–
        4. 4. William (Willougby) Hough 1848–1885
        5. 5. Susan (Jane) Baumwart 1848–
        6. 6. Charles (H) Baumwart 1851–
        7. 7. Abram (S) Baumwart 1853–
        8. 8. Arthur (Addison) Bowers 1856–1881
      4. 4. David SMITH 1822–1823
      5. 5. Laura (Ann) SMITH 1815–1884
      6. 6. Phoebe (Hoy) Smith 1814–1881
      7. 7. Mary (Polly) Smith 1830–1857
      8. 8. Duncan SMITH 1824–1848
      9. 9. Isaac SMITH 1828–1863
      10. 10. Andrew Smith 1818–1905
        1. 1. Rosaltha SMITH 1856–1932 m. Edward ALLUM 1846–1927
      11. 11. Lucy (Ann) Smith 1831–
      12. 12. Lucy (Ann) SMITH 1817–1861
        1. 1. Arabella Mowbray 1852–1920
      13. 13. Duncan Smith 1824–1848
      14. 14. Almira Smith 1815–
      15. 15. David Smith 1815–
      16. 16. Andrew Smith 1838–
      17. 17. Polly Smith 1815–
    9. 9. Andrew (B.) Smith 1781–1849
    10. 10. Samuel Smith 1787–1851
    11. 11. ? (John) Smith 1779–1813
  2. 2. Lydia Wright 1744–1848
  3. 3. Edmund (Wright) 2 1758–1790
  4. 4. Samuel Wright 1760–1788

Desire Weston's Timeline

2 Records

1730
14 April 1730
Birth of Desire Weston in Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1764
23 July 1764
Age 34
Death of Desire Weston in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1730
    Event Place: Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5375.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LSS
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1764
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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