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Rebecca Bancroft 1761–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1761

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 26 Apr 1842

Death Location: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Lt.

Mother: Elizabeth Temple

Spouse(s): Benjamin Jr.

Children(s): Benjamin III, Edmund Nichols, Hannah Nichols, William Nichols, Betsey Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Susanna Nichols, Sarah Nichols

The story of Rebecca Bancroft began in 1761 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America. Rebecca Bancroft married Benjamin Nichols Jr, and had children including Benjamin Nichols Iii, Betsey Nichols, Edmund Nichols, Hannah Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Sarah Sally Nichols, Susanna Nichols, William Nichols. Rebecca Bancroft passed away in 1842 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rebecca Bancroft began in 1761 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.
  • Rebecca Bancroft married Benjamin Nichols Jr, and had children including Benjamin Nichols Iii, Betsey Nichols, Edmund Nichols, Hannah Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Sarah Sally Nichols, Susanna Nichols, William Nichols.
  • Rebecca Bancroft passed away in 1842 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lt.
1735–1825
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Temple
1736–1815
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Jr.
1754–1818
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
BJ

Children(s)

Benjamin III
1780–1859
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
BI
Edmund Nichols
1782–1839
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
EN
Hannah Nichols
1784–1860
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
HN
William Nichols
1786–
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
WN
Betsey Nichols
1788–1800
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
BN
Rebecca Nichols
1791–1853
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
RN
Susanna Nichols
1793–1800
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
SN
Sarah Nichols
1799–1845
Birth Location: Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca Bancroft's Ancestors

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Rebecca Bancroft
1761–1842
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
Joseph Bancroft Lt.
1735–1825
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Temple
1736–1815
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bancroft
1696–1748
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Emery
1698–1784
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
John (Temple) Lt.
1704–1776
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Parker
1706–1770
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Bancroft's Descendants

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Rebecca Bancroft (21 Apr 1761–26 Apr 1842) m. Benjamin (Nichols) Jr. (4 Mar 1754–22 Nov 1818)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Nichols) III 1780–1859 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Sherman 1784–1847
    1. 1. Stoell Nichols 1808–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Nichols 1810–1830
    3. 3. Benjamin Nichols 1814–1855
    4. 4. Edmund Nichols 1817–
    5. 5. William (H.) Nichols 1820–1852
  2. 2. Edmund Nichols 1782–1839
  3. 3. Hannah Nichols 1784–1860
  4. 4. William Nichols 1786–
  5. 5. Betsey Nichols 1788–1800
  6. 6. Rebecca Nichols 1791–1853
  7. 7. Susanna Nichols 1793–1800
  8. 8. Sarah ("Sally") Nichols 1799–1845

Rebecca Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1761
21 Apr 1761
Birth of Rebecca Bancroft in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1842
26 Apr 1842
Age 81
Death of Rebecca Bancroft in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1761
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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