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Female  Desire Howland
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Birth -- 12 October 1624 31 17 1 of the first children born in Plymouth. The 1st born child of 10 toparents: John & Elizabeth Tilley-Howland./Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Residence -- about 1624 Daughter of the "Mayflower Pilgrims", her parents : John Howland andElizabeth Tilley-Howland of England. Her father was one of the 41 men who signed the Compact on the Ship before they stepped foot on America./Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Marriage -- 6 November 1642 ‎(Age 18)‎ Plymouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA John Gorham
Residence -- 2 April 1644 ‎(Age 19)‎ Birth of Desire & John Gorham's FIRST child, a daughter named afterherself "Desire". They were living in the Plymouth area at the time. When "Desire Howland-Gorham" was born to Elizabeth and John Howland, she too was the firstborn child./Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Residence -- 1648 ‎(Age 23)‎ The year her husband, "John" was chosen "Constable" for the town ofMarshfield. Desire and John also added another child to their family "Elizabeth" also born in 1648. They have 3 daughters now./Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Residence -- 20 February 1650 ‎(Age 25)‎ Birth of their 2nd son "John, Junior". He is their 5th child. Desireand John, "Senior" now have 2 sons and 3 daughters./Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Residence -- 20 January 1658 ‎(Age 33)‎ Living in Barnstable, Desire and John added another member to theirgrowing family: "Mercy", their 8th child, the 4th daughter. Children, Desire is 14 Temperance 12, Elizabeth 10, James 9, John 8, Joseph 4 and Jabez is 2 years old./Barnstable
Event -- February 1676 ‎(Age 51)‎ "John" died of wounds from the fight at Narragansett, he was cold andweak & never recovered. He was about 58 years old. Desire & John had been married 33 years, having 11 children. A good Christian living, man./Swansea, Plymouth Colony, ‎( now Bristol county)‎, Massachusetts
Residence -- 12 October 1683 ‎(Age 59)‎ Widowed Desire living in Barnstable right before her own death. Shelost her daughter Elizabeth at the age of about 35 earlier in the year.It's not easy to deal with the death of your child alone with out your husband for support./Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Death -- 13 October 1683 ‎(Age 59)‎ Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA