Desire married Wesson Howland on 19 Mar 1784 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Wesson (son of Abraham Howland and Ruth Hicks) was born on 30 May 1764 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 6 Aug 1841 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in 1841 in Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]