Desire
GORE
(b.
20 September 1740
,
Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
12 April 1813
,
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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Desire GORE was born 20 September 1740 in Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Desire GORE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Desire married Thomas RATCHFORD 2 April 1762 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas RATCHFORD was born 19 June 1741 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas died 26 December 1814 in Wolfville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Desire GORE died 12 April 1813 in Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Thomas RATCHFORD-- Date: 2 April 1762 Place: Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of Thomas RATCHFORD and Desire GORE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" RATCHFORD (b.abt. 1763, Cornwallis, Kings, Acadie d. 12 March 1843, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. David LYONS 25 May 1779
Thomas RATCHFORD-- Date: 2 April 1762 Place: Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, CanadaChildren of Thomas RATCHFORD and Desire GORE:
Elizabeth "Betsy" RATCHFORD (b.abt. 1763, Cornwallis, Kings, Acadie d. 12 March 1843, Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)m. David LYONS 25 May 1779
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1740 Birth 20 September 1740
Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1762 Marriage / PartnerDesire GORE and Thomas RATCHFORD 2 April 1762, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She was 21 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1813 Death 12 April 1813
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 72.
Added: 12/25/2025 5:44:10 PM
- Updated: 12/25/2025 5:44:33 PM
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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