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Bethia Steel 1690–1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1746

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John (Steele)

Mother: Melatiah Bradford

Spouse(s): Samuel Shepherd, Bethiah Steele

Children(s): Samuel Jr, Bethiah Shepard, Sarah Shepard, Stephen Shepard, John Shepard, James Shepard, William Shepard, Hannah Shepard, Bethia SHEPHERD

In 1690, Bethia Steel entered the world in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, born to John Steel Steele And Melatiah Bradford. Bethia Steel married Bethiah Steele, Samuel Shepherd, and had children including Bethia Shepherd, Bethiah Shepard, Hannah Shepard, James Shepard, John Shepard, Samuel Shepard Jr, Sarah Shepard, Stephen Shepard, William Shepard. Bethia Steel passed away in 1746 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Bethia Steel entered the world in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, born to John Steel Steele And Melatiah Bradford.
  • Bethia Steel married Bethiah Steele, Samuel Shepherd, and had children including Bethia Shepherd, Bethiah Shepard, Hannah Shepard, James Shepard, John Shepard, Samuel Shepard Jr, Sarah Shepard, Stephen Shepard, William Shepard.
  • Bethia Steel passed away in 1746 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John (Steele)
1660–1698
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Melatiah Bradford
1664–1739
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Shepherd
1684–1750
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Bethiah Steele
1690–
Birth Location: CT
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Children(s)

Samuel Jr
1728–1793
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Bethiah Shepard
1720–1740
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Shepard
1723–
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Stephen Shepard
1730–1799
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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John Shepard
1710–1789
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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James Shepard
1714–1790
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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William Shepard
1732–1802
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hannah Shepard
1724–1756
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Bethia SHEPHERD
1721–1740
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Bethia Steel's Ancestors

Self
Bethia Steel
1690–1746
Birth Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Steel (Steele)
1660–1698
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Melatiah Bradford
1664–1739
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
James Steel
1622–1675
Fairsted, Essex, England
ANNA (BETHIA) BISHOP
1632–1676
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
William Bradford
1624–1704
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Alice Richards
1627–1671
Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Bradford
1588–1657
Alice Carpenter
1593–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bethia Steel's Descendants

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Bethia Steel (1690–1746) m. Samuel Shepherd (2 Feb 1684–5 Jun 1750) m. Bethiah Steele (1690–)
  1. 1. Samuel (Shepard) Jr 1728–1793 m. Hannah (Bronson) (Brownson) 1730–1804
    1. 1. Lemuel Shepard 1763–1830 m. Hannah Roberts m. Lorana Mallory 1759–1793
      1. 1. Electa SHEPARD 1792–1853 m. Philo BARNES 1783–1863
        1. 1. Willard (Ira) BARNES 1820–1854 m. Zelia (Ann) UPSON 1815–1847 m. Ellen ANDREWS 1829–1873
        2. 2. Andrew (Fayette) BARNES 1826–1908
        3. 3. Luther BARNES 1828–1906
        4. 4. Martin BARNES 1819–1900
        5. 5. Seth (Elizur) BARNES 1824–1863
        6. 6. Jennette (Annette) BARNES 1822–1882
        7. 7. Martha BARNES 1832–1905
        8. 8. Emily BARNES 1830–1900
        9. 9. Susan (Elizabeth) BARNES 1824–1838
        10. 10. Rhoda Barnes 1809–1865
      2. 2. Nathaniel Shepard 1790–1857
      3. 3. Mary SHEPARD 1788–1880
      4. 4. Isaac SHEPARD 1784–1869
      5. 5. Samuel SHEPARD 1785–1840 m. Elizabeth Shepard –1887
      6. 6. Hannah Shepard 1793–1876
      7. 7. Nathaniel Shepard 1790–1857
    2. 2. Hannah Shepard 1759–1759
    3. 3. Samuel (Sheperd) III 1754–1803
    4. 4. Isaiah Sheperd 1756–1823
    5. 5. Nathaniel Sheperd 1760–1822
    6. 6. Isaiah Shepard 1770–
    7. 7. Hannah Shepard 1751–1759
    8. 8. Abigail ((Hannah)) Shepherd 1746–1812
    9. 9. Mary Shepard 1768–1834
    10. 10. Isaac Shepard 1759–
  2. 2. Bethiah Shepard 1720–1740
  3. 3. Sarah Shepard 1723–
  4. 4. Stephen Shepard 1730–1799
  5. 5. John Shepard 1710–1789
  6. 6. James Shepard 1714–1790
  7. 7. William Shepard 1732–1802
  8. 8. Hannah Shepard 1724–1756
  9. 9. Bethia SHEPHERD 1721–1740

Bethia Steel's Timeline

3 Records

1690
1690
Birth of Bethia Steel in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1694
1694
Age 4
Birth of Bethia Steel in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1746
1746
Age 56
Death of Bethia Steel in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2718.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Record Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through the first seven generations)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through the first seven generations)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Steele family: a genealogical history of John and George Steele (settlers of Harford, Conn ) 1635-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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