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Female Desire HOWLAND Click to view Desire HOWLAND in the family tree

Desire was born on October 13th, 1623 in Plymount, Plymouth, Ma and her baptism took place in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass..  Desire's father was John HOWLAND SR. and her mother was Elizabeth TILLEY.  Her paternal grandparents were Henry HOWLAND and Anne Margaret AIRES; her maternal grandparents were John (Pilgrim) TILLEY and Joan HURST. She had four brothers and five sisters, named John Joseph, Joseph, Jabez, Isaac, Hope, Elizabeth, Lydia, Ruth and Hannah.  She was the oldest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 60 on October 13th, 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstaple, Ma.  She was buried on October 14th, 1683 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts.


Desire's family with John GORHAM

‌Desire and John were married in a religious ceremony on November 6th, 1644 in Plymouth, Plymth, Mass.  They had five sons and six daughters, named James, John, Joseph, Jabez, Shubael, Desire, Temperance, Elizabeth, Mercy, Lydia and Hannah.

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Ancestral File (R), Ancestral File (R)


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