Desire (Palmer) Thompson (1746)

Born 19 Jul 1746 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Desire Palmer was born 19 Jul 1746, the fifth child of Thomas Palmer, Sr. and Priscilla Chesebrough.

She married 14 Jan 1767 Elihu Thompson [b. 5 Sep 1741 @ Stonington, Connecticut; brother of Charles Thompson, who was the first husband of Lucy Palmer; thus these couples were mutual brothers & sisters-in-law]. They had at least 4, perhaps 6 children, as profiled:

1. Desire Thompson, b. 29 Jan 1769
2. Mary Thompson, b. 22 Feb 1770; married 12 Nov 1799 Silas Wheeler
3. Joseph Thompson, b. 5 Oct 1771
4. Sarah Thompson, b. 15 Jan 1774

Sources

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900; Yates Publishing; Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Repository #R-1958205582 #S-1760367276

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 515, no. 211: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n537/mode/1up; p. 618, no. 16: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n640/mode/1up

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 79, 137, no. 388: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n150