Holmes, Desire "Doty"

1645 - 1731  (85 years)

• Name	Holmes, Desire "Doty"  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	19 Apr 1645	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Jan 1731	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Age	85 years
  Burial	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I1417	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Sherman, William,   b. 1639, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Nov 1680, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1667	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 7]
  Family ID	F601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Doty, Desire,   b. 19 Apr 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 85 years) m. 25 Dec 1667, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	(Age ~ 0 years) m. 1656
  Family ID	F3286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Holmes, Israel,   b. 14 Apr 1641, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Feb 1684, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1681	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [5, 6, 8]
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Doty, Desire,   b. 19 Apr 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 85 years) m. 24 Nov 1681, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Standish, Alexander,   b. 22 May 1627, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jul 1702, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1667	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Married	Jun 1686	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Standish, Thomas,   b. 29 Jan 1690, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jun 1774, Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Standish, Desire,   b. 5 May 1689, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jun 1766, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Standish, Ichabod,   b. 10 Jun 1693, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Feb 1772, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	Alden, Sarah,   b. 1629, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Aug 1674, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 45 years) m. 1648, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Stepchildren	3 stepchildren
  1. Standish, Mercy,   b. 1670, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 May 1722, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 52 years)   2. Standish, Myles,   b. 22 Nov 1668, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Sep 1739, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 70 years)   3. Standish, Lorah,   b. 1658, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 Aug 1725, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Other Spouse	(Age ~ 0 years) m. Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F3291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Apr 1645 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1667 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 25 Dec 1667 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1681 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Married - Jun 1686 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 22 Jan 1731 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Desire Doty Standish Headstone

  
  

• Sources

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