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Mehitable Read 1667–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 APR 1667

Birth Location: Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Jr

Mother: Hannah Peabody

Spouse(s): Abiah Carpenter

Children(s): Rachel Carpenter

Mehitable Read was born in 1667 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of John Read Jr And Hannah Peabody. Mehitable Read married Abiah Carpenter, and had children including Rachel Carpenter. Mehitable Read passed away in 1702 in Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Mehitable Read was born in 1667 in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, the child of John Read Jr And Hannah Peabody.
  • Mehitable Read married Abiah Carpenter, and had children including Rachel Carpenter.
  • Mehitable Read passed away in 1702 in Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1646–
Birth Location: Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Hannah Peabody
1643–1727
Birth Location: North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Abiah Carpenter
1665–1732
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Rachel Carpenter
1695–1716
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
RC

Mehitable Read's Ancestors

Self
Mehitable Read
1667–1702
Birth Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
John Read Jr
1646–
Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Hannah Peabody
1643–1727
North Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mehitable Read's Descendants

1.
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Mehitable Read (30 APR 1667–1702) m. Abiah Carpenter (10 FEB 1665–28 APR 1732)
  1. 1. Rachel Carpenter 1695–1716 m. Ephraim Bliss 1699–1778
    1. 1. Abadial Bliss 1740–1805 m. Lydia Smith 1739–1820
      1. 1. Rachel Bliss 1776–1843 m. Remember Kent 1775–1853
        1. 1. Abdiel Kent 1805–1887 m. Lucy (Allen) Bliss 1830–1907 m. Fanny (Hinkley) Curtiss 1823–1854
        2. 2. Ezekiel Kent 1811–1844 m. Minerva Curtiss 1813–1871
        3. 3. George Kent 1808–1849 m. Mehitable Hill 1807–1883
        4. 4. Ira Kent 1803–1898 m. Polly Curtiss 1804–1881
        5. 5. John (Van Ranseelaer) Kent 1813–1892 m. Laura (A.) Curtiss 1819–1851 m. Catherine (A.) Morse 1828–1861
        6. 6. Rachel (Bliss) Kent 1800–1827 m. Aaron Tucker 1775–1826
        7. 7. Remember Kent 1799–1881 m. Delia Tucker 1805–1860
        8. 8. Samuel (Newell) Kent 1817–1835
      2. 2. David Bliss 1767–1853 m. Rebecca Allen 1769–1806
        1. 1. Vial (Allen) Bliss 1796–1872 m. Lydia Edgerton 1798–1884
    2. 2. Abiah Bliss –1825 m. Mary Smith 1729–1771
      1. 1. Abel Bliss 1763–1852 m. Lucy Carpenter 1769–1835
        1. 1. Abel Bliss 1799–1800
        2. 2. Betsey Bliss 1792–1793
        3. 3. Caleb Bliss 1794–1795
        4. 4. Daniel Bliss 1801–1887 m. Rhoda Talbot 1793–1885
        5. 5. Hannah Bliss 1788–1789
        6. 6. Horace Bliss 1798–1799
        7. 7. Hulda Bliss 1804–1805
        8. 8. Lucy Bliss 1790–1791
        9. 9. Sally Bliss 1797–1875
      2. 2. Abiah Bliss 1768–1858 m. Rebecca Kent 1771–1856
      3. 3. Judith Bliss 1761– m. Daniel Martin 1754–1801
        1. 1. Daniel Martin 1782–1849 m. Rachel Kent 1783–1858
    3. 3. Ephraim Bliss 1726–1804 m. Sarah Read 1732–1784
      1. 1. Charles Bliss 1771–1790 m. Welthea Kent 1773–1866

Mehitable Read's Timeline

3 Records

1667
30 APR 1667
Birth of Mehitable Read in Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1702
NOV 1702
Age 35
Burial of Mehitable Read in Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1702
1702
Age 35
Death of Mehitable Read
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 APR 1667
    Event Place: Weymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 18:37), entry for Mehitable Read(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZG9-LG9
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mehitable Read Carpenter, 1702; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 142209493, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Mehitable Read Died 19 Mar 1702, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 809, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abiah Carpenter and Mehitable Read Married 30 May 1690, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Pages 78 and 312 FHL Microfilm 908952.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1702
    Event Place: Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 18:37), entry for Mehitable Read(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZG9-LG9
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mehitable Read Carpenter, 1702; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 142209493, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Mehitable Read Died 19 Mar 1702, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 809, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abiah Carpenter and Mehitable Read Married 30 May 1690, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Pages 78 and 312 FHL Microfilm 908952.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 21 May 2019, 18:37), entry for Mehitable Read(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZG9-LG9
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 November 2018), Mehittibel Carpenter, 19 Mar 1702; citing Death, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm .
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Mehitable Read Carpenter, 1702; Burial, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States of America, Palmer River Churchyard Cemetery; citing record ID 142209493, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Mehitable Read Died 19 Mar 1702, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Page 809, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Mehitable Read, 19 May 1701; citing Rhode Island, reference Book 3, page 40; FHL microfilm 955,486.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Abiah Carpenter and Mehitable Read Married 30 May 1690, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485/R1 V2; Pages 78 and 312 FHL Microfilm 908952.
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