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

Desire was born in Lebanon, New London, CT.1   Desire's father was Samuel Dewey and her mother was Elizabeth Allen.  Her paternal grandparents were Nathaniel Dewey and Margaret Burroughs; her maternal grandparents were Samuel Allen and Catherine Morris. She had four brothers and a sister, named Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, Jeremiah and Elizabeth.  She died on October 9th, 1827 in Hebron, CT.2 

Family Details of Desire's family with John Phelps

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Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0913, World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1377