Desire Whitney

1749 - 1778  (28 years)

• Name	Desire Whitney
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	31 Oct 1749	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Married	9 Mar 1769 (Age 20)	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Edward Ward, the son of Timothy and Margaret (Woodward) Ward. He was born on 12 January 1743/44 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He and Desire Whitney filed marriage intentions on 18 February 1769 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He moved after 1772 to Warwick, now Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as his name appears on a jury list in Newton that year. He did soon build a home in what is now North Orange. After Desire's death, on 26 November 1778 Edward, at age 34, married Dorothy Twichell, in Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts. On 1 January 1781, in Benjamin Mayo's house, a committee met, which agreed to build a meeting house, more close to them. At the meeting were Benjamin Mayo; Nathan Goddard; Nehemiah Ward, serving as clerk; John Stow; Edward Ward; and Ebenezer Foskett. To this document they added the words, "Moreover, the subscribers do covenant, promise and agree that the said Meeting House is build and intended for a Congregational Church and Society to worship in; nevertheless, we do hereby covenant, promise and agree that whenever there shall be a Town, District or Parish set off by the General Court in this place then the said House shall be free for all the inhabitants thereof to hold all their legal, Town, District, or Parish meetings in." From this meeting house grew the Town of Orange, Massachusetts. The Meeting House was dedicated 31 March 1782. Orange remained a "District" until 1810 because the Massachusetts General Court wanted to limit membership.9 He served in 1788 in the District of Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He appeared on the Census of 1790 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. The following notice appears in the town records: "Taken up in my encloser a black cow with a white face 7 or 8 years old. Edward Ward, March 22, 1798.." He died on Tuesday 2 September 1817 in Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Edward's gravestone inscription in North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads: Mr. Edward Ward d 2 Sept. 1817 æ. 73 Issue: 1. Amos Ward (1769-1840) 2. Sarah Ward (1771-____) 3. Molly Ward (1773-____)
  Death	23 Jun 1778	Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 4, 8, 10]
  Burial	North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  	Mrs. Desiah, wife of Mr. Edward Ward d. 23 June, 1778 æ. 26
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Isaac Whitney,   b. 11 Apr 1736, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 4 Jan 1777, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 40 years) ▻ Abigail Pond,  m. 19 Oct 1758   2. Sgt. Jacob Whitney,   b. 24 Jul 1737, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Jan 1803, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   3. Deacon Jonas Whitney,   b. 28 Nov 1739, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts bur. Marlborough, Windham County, Vermont + 4. Sarah Whitney,   b. 26 Feb 1741, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 28 Sep 1824, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 83 years) ▻ Deacon Nehemiah Ward,  m. 4 Oct 1773   5. Ensign Abner Whitney,   b. 17 Nov 1744, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jan 1826, Windsor County, Vermont  (Age 81 years)   6. Desire Whitney,   b. 31 Oct 1749, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 23 Jun 1778, Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)
  Person ID	I14850
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Jonas Whitney,   b. Abt 1709
  Mother	Sarah Perry,   b. 16 Feb 1716, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	8 May 1735	Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 26 years and 5 months - She : 19 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F487	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 Oct 1749 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Married - 9 Mar 1769 - Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Death - 23 Jun 1778 - Warwick (now Orange), Franklin County, Massachusetts Burial - - North Orange Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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