The census of 1850 states that Desire and Isaiah were male twins. The cmetery records for Esperance Cemetery state that Desire was the daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Rockwell, and the calculations from the tombstone information indicate that he/she was born 2 years earlier than Isaiah.
Desire Rockwell |
Household 151/153. Isaiah Rockwell, age 44, farmer, worth $1,000, born New York; Elizabeth, age 36; Laura J., age 15; Julia H., age 13; Elizabeth, age 6; Isaiah, age 3; Desire, age 3, male twins; Mandasa, age 1, female.
Elizabeth Montaney, wife of Isaiah Rockwell, died Sept 14, 1889 ae 75y 6d;/ New York State Library
Isaiah Rockwell, died Aug 27, 1857 ae 50y 10m 23d;
Desire Rockwell, daughter of I & E, died Apr 25, 1860 ae 15y 7m 5d;