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Rachel Howe 1710 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1710

Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 12 Oct 1779

Death Location: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts

Father: Josiah Howe

Mother: Sarah Bigelow

Spouse(s): Isaac Ball

Children(s): Adonijah Ball, Moses Ball, Rachel Ball, Isaac Ball

Rachel Howe was born in 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Josiah Howe and Sarah Bigelow. Rachel Howe married Isaac Ball, and had children including Adonijah Ball, Moses Ball, Rachel Ball, Isaac Ball. Rachel Howe passed away in 1779 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Rachel Howe was born in 1710 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of Josiah Howe and Sarah Bigelow.
  • Rachel Howe married Isaac Ball, and had children including Adonijah Ball, Moses Ball, Rachel Ball, Isaac Ball.
  • Rachel Howe passed away in 1779 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Howe's Ancestors

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Rachel Howe
1710 – 1779
Birth Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Josiah Howe
1678 – 1766
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Sarah Bigelow
1681 –
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Josiah (John) Howe
1650 – 1710
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Haynes
1647 – 1718
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Samuel Bigelow
1653 – 1730
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Flagg
1658 – 1720
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
John Howe
1602 – 1687
Mary Jones
1618 – 1687
John Haynes
1621 – 1697
Dorothy Noyes
1627 – 1715
John Bigelow
1616 – 1703
Mary Warren
1624 – 1691
Thomas Flagg
1621 – 1697
Mary Underwoode
1619 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Howe
Elijah Jones
1595 – 1695
Walter Haynes
1583 – 1665
Elizabeth Gourd
1585 – 1659
Peter Noyes
1591 – 1657
Elizabeth Browne
– 1635
Randall Bigelow
1578 – 1626
Jane Baguley
1582 – 1626
John Warren
1585 – 1667
Margaret Bayly
1587 – 1662
Edmund Underwoode
1595 – 1664
Elizabeth Underwood

Rachel Howe's Descendants

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Rachel Howe (23 Nov 1710 – 12 Oct 1779) m. Isaac Ball (23 Nov 1710 – 21 Mar 1789)
  1. 1. Adonijah Ball (5 Jul 1739 – )
  2. 2. Moses Ball (23 Jul 1740 – 15 Nov 1820) m. Susanna Nutt (16 Sep 1739 – 25 Oct 1815)
    1. 1. Adonijah Ball (5 Dec 1762 – 17 Dec 1833) m. Mary (D) Philips (20 Mar 1766 – 27 Oct 1822)
      1. 1. James (Nutt) Ball (27 Aug 1797 – 7 Jan 1877) m. Maria Tuttle (13 Feb 1799 – Jun 1888)
        1. 1. Frank (Eliphalet) Ball (3 Feb 1823 – 5 Jul 1900) m. Nancy (Jane) Fluno (1821 – 31 May 1903)
        2. 2. Jane (Maria Goodhue) Thompson (13 August 1825 – 3 Aug 1851)
        3. 3. Almira (R H) Ball (29 Aug 1828 – 16 Oct 1831)
        4. 4. George (Elliott) Ball (21 Apr 1835 – 19 Mar 1897)
        5. 5. Mary (Ann Robbins) Ball (13 Mar 1838 – 7 Jul 1896)
      2. 2. Marion Ball
    2. 2. Abraham Ball (15 Nov 1764 – 25 May 1843)
    3. 3. Jacob Ball (18 May 1771 – 29 May 1817)
  3. 3. Rachel Ball (13 Mar 1744 – ) m. Asa Sampson
  4. 4. Isaac Ball (31 Dec 1747 – 17 August 1809) m. Hannah Cummings

Rachel Howe's Timeline

4 Records

1710
23 Nov 1710
Birth of Rachel Howe in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1710
23 Nov 1710
Birth of Rachel Howe in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1779
12 Oct 1779
Age 69
Death of Rachel Howe in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
1779
12 Oct 1779
Age 69
Death of Rachel Howe in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1710
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1710
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Town Death Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Town Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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