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Desire Guernsey (Sanford)

Also Known As: "Cooper", "Scoville"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westerly, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Death: January 02, 1795 (87)
Watertown, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Sanford and Hannah Sanford
Wife of Caleb Cooper; William Scoville and Jonathan Guernsey
Mother of Sarah (Cooper) Frost; Caleb Cooper; Jason Cooper; Olive Cooper and Desire Welton
Sister of John Sanford, Jr.; Moses Sanford; Hannah Sanford and Moses Sanford

Managed by: Ezekiel Ragsdale
Last Updated:

About Desire Guernsey

Desire Sanford. Born on 12 Feb 1707/8 in New Haven, CT.74 Desire died in Watertown, CT, on 2 Jan 1795; she was 86.

Parents: Hannah Beach (12389) & John Sanford

Married:

  1. On 13 Mar 1734/5 when Desire was 27, she first married Caleb Cooper (17263) , son of Sergt. John Cooper (23 Feb 1670[/1]-) & Sarah Thomas (6617) (13 Dec 1672-aft 1757), in New Haven, CT. Born ca 1708.30 Caleb died on 30 Oct 1746 in North Haven, CT.30 Buried in Old Graveyard, North Haven.
  2. Desire second married William Scovill.
  3. On 10 Mar 1757 when Desire was 49, she third married Jonathan Guernsey in Waterbury, CT

Children of Caleb Cooper & Desire Sanford:

  1. Caleb Cooper (16 Aug 1736-aft 1791)
  2. Sarah Cooper (26 Jan 1741/2-)

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Desire Guernsey's Timeline

1707
February 12, 1707
Westerly, Providence Plantations County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1736
1736
New Haven, New Haven, CT, United States
1739
1739
New Haven, New Haven, CT, United States
1741
January 26, 1741
New Haven, New Haven, CT, United States
1744
1744
New Haven, New Haven, CT, United States
1746
April 27, 1746
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
1795
January 2, 1795
Age 87
Watertown, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1933
March 11, 1933
Age 87