Standish, Desire

1689 - 1766  (77 years)

• Name	Standish, Desire  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	5 May 1689	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Jun 1766	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Age	77 years
  Burial	Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I1419	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Standish, Alexander,   b. 22 May 1627, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jul 1702, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Holmes, Desire "Doty",   b. 19 Apr 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Dec 1667	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Married	Jun 1686	Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
  Siblings	2 brothers
  1. Standish, Thomas,   b. 29 Jan 1690, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jun 1774, Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Carver, Mary,  m. 1717   2. Standish, Desire,   b. 5 May 1689, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jun 1766, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 77 years) ▻ Weston, Nathan,  m. 21 Feb 1715   3. Standish, Ichabod,   b. 10 Jun 1693, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Feb 1772, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years) ▻ Ring, Phebe,  m. 26 Nov 1719
  Family ID	F660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Sherman, William,   b. 1639, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Nov 1680, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Holmes, Desire "Doty",   b. 19 Apr 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Sherman, William,   b. 1639, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 Nov 1680, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 41 years)
  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)
  Family ID	F602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Holmes, Israel,   b. 14 Apr 1641, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Feb 1684, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Holmes, Desire "Doty",   b. 19 Apr 1645, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Stepfather	Holmes, Israel,   b. 14 Apr 1641, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Feb 1684, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 42 years)
  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)
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Standish, Alexander,   b. 22 May 1627, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 Jul 1702, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years)
  Stepmother	Alden, Sarah,   b. 1629, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Aug 1674, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 45 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters
  1. Standish, Mercy,   b. 1670, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 May 1722, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 52 years) ▻ Samson, Caleb,  m. 1684   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) ▻ Sampson, Abraham Jr.,  m. 1680
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Weston, Nathan,   b. 8 Feb 1689, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Oct 1754, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1715	Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 May 1689 - Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 21 Feb 1715 - Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 20 Jun 1766 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Histories

  The Standishes of America Standish, Myles, A.M., M.D., "The Standishes of America". Samuel Usher Printer: Boston, Mass., 1895.

  
  

• Sources

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