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Desire Williams 1693–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1693

Birth Location: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Aug 1737

Death Location: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: George II

Mother: Mercy Gorham

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The story of Desire Williams began in 1693 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America. Desire Williams passed away in 1737 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Desire Williams began in 1693 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America.
  • Desire Williams passed away in 1737 in Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Desire Williams's Ancestors

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Desire Williams
1693–1737
Birth Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
George Denison II
1653–1711
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Mercy Gorham
–1725
Grandparents
Capt (George) Denison
1620–1694
Bishops Stortford, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
Ann Borodell
1615–1712
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Capt (John) Gorham
1621–1675
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Howland
1624–1683
Plymouth, Barnstable Co., MA
Great-Grandparents
John (Knight)
1585–1643
Anne Broughton
1593–1615
John Howland
1582–1672
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan Hurst
1571–1621

Desire Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1693
16 Apr 1693
Birth of Desire Williams in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1737
13 Aug 1737
Age 44
Death of Desire Williams in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1693
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1737
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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