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Bathsheba Palmer 1718–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718-01-04

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1791

Death Location: Rhode Island, United States

Father: Alice Shaw

Mother: John Palmer

Spouse(s): Joseph Head

Children(s): George Head, Jonathan Head, Joseph Head, Phebe Head, John Head, Lydia Head, Susannah Head, Richard Head

Bathsheba Palmer was born in 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Alice Shaw And John Palmer. Bathsheba Palmer married Joseph Head, and had children including George Head, John Head, Jonathan Head, Joseph Head, Lydia Head, Phebe Head, Richard Head, Susannah Head. Bathsheba Palmer passed away in 1791 in Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Bathsheba Palmer was born in 1718 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Alice Shaw And John Palmer.
  • Bathsheba Palmer married Joseph Head, and had children including George Head, John Head, Jonathan Head, Joseph Head, Lydia Head, Phebe Head, Richard Head, Susannah Head.
  • Bathsheba Palmer passed away in 1791 in Rhode Island, United States.

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Bathsheba Palmer's Ancestors

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Bathsheba Palmer
1718–1791
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Alice Shaw
1695–1695
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
John Palmer
1665–1753
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
William Palmer
1665–1753
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Richmond
1668–1710
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Northway
1647–1697
Susannah Briggs
1640–1704
Edward Richmond
1632–1696
Abigail Davis
1635–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Northway
1621–1621
Agnes Warren
1625–1640
Sarah Warren
1614–1686
John Richmond
1594–1664
Elizabeth Nicholas
1596–1664
James Davis
1621–1694
Mary Means
1607–1684

Bathsheba Palmer's Descendants

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Bathsheba Palmer (1718-01-04–1791) m. Joseph Head (1 September 1695–14 Dec 1742)
  1. 1. George Head 1738–1818 m. Katherine Newport 1738–1800
    1. 1. Elizabeth Head 1775–1827 m. Amos Atkinson 1772–1818
      1. 1. Aron (A.) Atkinson 1803–1880 m. Mary White 1818–1880
        1. 1. Jane Leslie 1847–1919 m. James Lessley 1853–1887
        2. 2. Adelaide Atkinson 1856–
        3. 3. Frances (Josephine) Atkinson 1858–1935
        4. 4. William (H.) Atkinson 1864–1926
        5. 5. Ira (Clinton) Atkinson 1840–1900
        6. 6. Thomas (F) Atkinson 1842–1918
        7. 7. Mary (L) Atkinson 1844–
        8. 8. Sarah Atkinson 1846–1860
        9. 9. Sarah Atkinson 1846–1860
        10. 10. Samuel (F) Atkinson 1854–1941
        11. 11. Adelaide Atkinson 1856–
        12. 12. Solestine Atkinson 1859–
        13. 13. Sally (Solistur) Atkinson 1861–
        14. 14. Benson (Seabrooks) Atkinson 1863–1947
      2. 2. James (H) Atkinson 1790–1858
      3. 3. Mary Atkinson 1797–1880
      4. 4. Elizabeth (M) Atkinson 1794–1867
      5. 5. Rebecca Adkinson 1805–1865
    2. 2. Henry Head 1630–
    3. 3. James (Madison) Head 1762–1820
    4. 4. Richard Head 1766–1822
    5. 5. Mary Head 1771–1817
    6. 6. George Head 1780–1810
    7. 7. John Head 1787–1855
    8. 8. Benjamin Head 1792–1862
    9. 9. William (Woodward) Head 1775–1837
    10. 10. Peter (Newport) Head 1777–1828
  2. 2. Jonathan Head 1738–1777
  3. 3. Joseph Head 1738–
  4. 4. Phebe Head 1740–
  5. 5. John Head 1740–1807
  6. 6. Lydia Head 1741–1807
  7. 7. Susannah Head 1748–1793
  8. 8. Richard Head 1750–1800

Bathsheba Palmer's Timeline

2 Records

1718
1718-01-04
Birth of Bathsheba Palmer in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1791
1791
Age 73
Death of Bathsheba Palmer in Rhode Island, United States
Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718-01-04
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1717; Birth city: Little Compton; Birth state: RI.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1589.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GAK.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Rhode Island, United States

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