Born before in Canterbury, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Fish
and Esther (Johnson) Fish
Sister of
John Fish, Nathan Fish Sr., Rufus Fish, Esther (Fish) Cleveland, Darius Fish, Jacob Fish, Joseph Fish and David Fish
Wife of
Elihu Williams
— married
17 Nov 1747 in Plainfield,Windham, CT
Descendants 
Mother of
Rufus Williams, Olive (Williams) Converse, Martha (Williams) Parrish, Esther (Williams) Parrish and Lucy (Williams) Ives
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jul 2014
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Biography
Desire Fish was the second child of Esther (Johnson) Fish (1704-1793) and John Fish (bef.1696-1782) of Canterbury, Connecticut.
Desire Fish was baptized 30 Oct 1729.
Desire Fish married 17 Nov 1747 at Plainfield, Connecticut, Elihu Williams [1],[2].
Notes
Earlier versions of this profile indicate that Desire (Fish) Williams may have passed away about 1800 at Luzerne, Pennsylvania. This seems to have been based on a Find-A-Grave posting which has been removed, hence her fate and final resting place are currently unknown.
Sources
- ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Volume: 91; SAR Membership Number: 18194
- ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-P1S2 : Thu Nov 09 21:15:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Elihu Williams and Desire Fish, 17 Nov 1747.
- The Fish Family in England and America (1948) p. 266, no. 1451. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067390757;view=1up;seq=326
History
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Fish-2153 was created by David Lawrence through the import of richard lawrence and family_2014-07-09.ged on Jul 9, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desire:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Desire by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Desire:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Leah (Wilsey) Millard 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LeahWilseyMillard
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~0.39%
Diane Mitchell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SP4938710 [compare], Ancestry member dmbubel
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Susan (Emens) Hughes
Susan (Emens) Hughes
Fish-4190 and Fish-3998 appear to represent the same person because: Dates and spouse match. I will be proposing a merge of the two spouses that represent the same person.
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by Susan (Emens) Hughes
John French Ph.D.
Note: Maiden surname was 'Fish', married name Williams. Profile should be edited accordingly.
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by John French Ph.D.
Desire is 12 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 24 degrees from Carl Sagan, 19 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 29 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 22 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 18 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 23 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 11 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 16 degrees from Isaac Newton, 23 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 20 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 13 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.