When Desire Bristol was born on 5 November 1707, in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Henry Bristol, was 24 and her mother, Desire Smith, was 18. She married Lt. Thomas Brooks on 6 July 1727, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 13 November 1748, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 41.
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English:
variant of Bristow , respelled to conform to the spelling of the modern placename.
possibly also a variant of Burstall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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