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'''Desire<sup>5</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Eleazer (1662-1738)|Eleazar<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Thomas (1627-1719)|Thomas<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
daughter of [[Family:Whitney, Jonas (1708-1792)|Jonas<sup>4</sup> and Sarah (Perry) Whitney]],
was born 31 Oct 1749, Roxbury, MA,{{ref|1}} and died 23 Jun 1778, Orange, MA.{{ref|2}}

Marriage intentions were published 18 Feb 1769, Dedham, MA, for her "of Roxbury" and '''Edward Ward''' "of Dedham".{{ref|3}}  She married, 9 Mar 1769, Roxbury, MA, '''Edward Ward''',{{ref|4}} son of Timothy and Margaret (Woodward) Ward.  He was born 12 Jan 1744, Newton, MA, and died 2 Sep 1817, Orange, MA.  He married secondly, 26 Nov 1778, Athol, MA, Dolly Twitchell.  She died 8 Feb 1842, Orange, MA, aged 83 years.

Children of Edward and Desire<sup>5</sup> (Whitney) Ward, all born Newton, MA: 

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Amos Ward''', b. 24 Nov 1769, also recorded at Dedham, MA; d. 21 Aug 1840, Orange, MA; m. 5 Dec 1795, Warwick, MA, Sally Burnett, dau. of William T. and Lucy (Gleason) Burnett.  She was b. 2 May 1772, Warwick, MA, d. 6 Mar 1833, and was buried Orange Center Cemetery, North Orange, MA.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Sarah Ward''', b. 7 Oct 1771; bapt. 14 Oct 1771, Dedham, MA.  Since another daughter was named Sarah, she apparently died young.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Molly Ward''', b. 1773.
|}

Children of Edward and Dolly (Twitchell) Ward, all born Newton, MA:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Sarah Ward''', b. 26 Jun 1780; m. Calvin Mayo of Orange, MA.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''Nathan Ward''', b. 28 Mar 1782; m. Clarissa Albee.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Dolly Ward''', b. 11 Feb 1785.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vii.
| '''Susan Ward''', b. 2 Feb 1787.
|-
| align=right valign=top | viii.
| '''Rhoda Ward''', b. 28 Oct 1788.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ix.
| '''Jonas Ward''', b. 24 Oct 1790.
|-
| align=right valign=top | x.
| '''Royal Ward''', b. 25 Sep 1792.
|-
| align=right valign=top | xi.
| '''Edward Ward''', b. 15 Aug 1797.
|}

==References==

1.{{note|1}} "Desire [Whitney], d. Jonas and Sarah, [born] Oct. 31, 1749," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|''Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850'' (Salem, MA: Essex Institute, 1925-1926)]].

2.{{note|2}} 

3.{{note|3}} "Desire [Whitney], of Roxbury, and Edward Ward of Dedham, int. Feb. 18, 1769," according to [[Archive:Dedham, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Don Gleason Hill, ed., ''Dedham, Records of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths 1638-1845'' (Dedham, MA: Dedham Transcript, 1886)]].

4.{{note|4}} "Desire [Whitney], and Edward Ward, [married] Mar. 9, 1769," according to [[Archive:Roxbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records|Roxbury Vital Records]].

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