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Rebecca Sarah Bishop 1851–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 APR 1851

Birth Location: Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook)

Death Date: 3 JUL 1899

Death Location: Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook)

Father: Alfred Bishop

Mother: Jane Ross

Spouse(s): Benjamin Merrithew

Children(s): Jacob Merrithew, Isabel Merrithew, Eva Merrithew, Perley Merrithew, Delia Merrithew, Estella Merrithew, Elbridge Merrithew, Alfred Merrithew, Benjamin Merrithew, John Merrithew

In 1851, Rebecca Sarah Bishop entered the world in Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook), born to Alfred Bishop And Jane Nevers Ross. Rebecca Sarah Bishop married Benjamin F Merrithew, and had children including Alfred James Merrithew, Benjamin Franklin Merrithew, Delia Merrithew, Elbridge Asa Merrithew, Estella Merrithew, Eva Clara Merrithew, Isabel Merrithew, Jacob Bishop Merrithew, John C Fremont Merrithew, Perley Shefield Merrithew. Rebecca Sarah Bishop passed away in 1899 in Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook).

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Biography

  • In 1851, Rebecca Sarah Bishop entered the world in Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook), born to Alfred Bishop And Jane Nevers Ross.
  • Rebecca Sarah Bishop married Benjamin F Merrithew, and had children including Alfred James Merrithew, Benjamin Franklin Merrithew, Delia Merrithew, Elbridge Asa Merrithew, Estella Merrithew, Eva Clara Merrithew, Isabel Merrithew, Jacob Bishop Merrithew, John C Fremont Merrithew, Perley Shefield Merrithew.
  • Rebecca Sarah Bishop passed away in 1899 in Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook).

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Rebecca Bishop's Ancestors

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Rebecca Bishop
1851–1899
Birth Place: Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook)
Parents
Alfred Bishop
1827–1904
Perth Parish, Victoria Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Jane (Nevers) Ross
1823–1899
Maugerville, New Brunswick (Sunbury)
Grandparents
William Bishop
1795–1863
Grand Falls, Victoria Co., New Brunswick, Canada
Esther Giberson
1802–1874
New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Giberson
1762–1842
Betty Braun
1769–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Giberson
1733–1816
Elizabeth Giberson
1735–

Rebecca Bishop's Descendants

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Rebecca (Sarah) Bishop (18 APR 1851–3 JUL 1899) m. Benjamin (F.) Merrithew (18 OCT 1841–2 DEC 1925)
  1. 1. Jacob (Bishop) Merrithew 1888–1958 m. Mary (Henrietta) Pelletier 1888–1940 m. Edna (May) McGlauflin 1888–1911
    1. 1. Beryl (Eva) Merrithew 1910–1964 m. Moses (Alvian) Spencer 1906–1990
      1. 1. Wilson (Alvin) Spencer 1926–1986 m. Dorothy (E. (MNU)) Spencer 1926–1985
    2. 2. Edna (Cecelia) Merrithew 1911–1911
  2. 2. Isabel Merrithew 1880–1948 m. Clyde (A.) McIntosh –1951
    1. 1. Fenley (A.) Mcintosh 1904–1982
  3. 3. Eva (Clara) Merrithew 1877–1943 m. William (Darius) Staples 1870–1946
    1. 1. June (Isabel) Staples 1902–1979
    2. 2. Paul (William) Staples 1905–1985
    3. 3. Woodrow (Merrithew) Staples 1912–1983
    4. 4. Gladys (Ellen) Staples 1911–1993
    5. 5. Trilby (Estella) Staples 1907–1972
    6. 6. Alma (Beryl) Staples 1903–1983
      1. 1. William (Staples) Sawyer 1939–1961
    7. 7. Mary (Pauline) Staples 1909–1951
  4. 4. Perley (Shefield) Merrithew 1885–1977 m. Nettie (M.) Fletcher 1883–
  5. 5. Delia Merrithew 1872–1940 m. Jacob (W.) Sharp 1872–1946
    1. 1. Arthur Sharp –1978
    2. 2. Velma Sharp 1925–
    3. 3. Walter (B.) Sharp 1900–1966
  6. 6. Estella Merrithew 1871–1889
  7. 7. Elbridge (Asa) Merrithew 1874–1944 m. Susie Theriaut 1883– m. Eliza (Margaret) King 1895– m. Anna (V.) Bishop 1878–1901
  8. 8. Alfred (James) Merrithew 1876–1948 m. Amy (Beryl) Bishop 1881–1950
  9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Merrithew 1881–
  10. 10. John (C. Fremont) Merrithew 1886–1931

Rebecca Bishop's Timeline

2 Records

1851
18 APR 1851
Birth of Rebecca Sarah Bishop in Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook)
Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook)
1899
3 JUL 1899
Age 48
Death of Rebecca Sarah Bishop in Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook)
Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 APR 1851
    Event Place: Fort Fairfield, Maine (Aroostook)
    Record Source: Charlotte (Spencer) Billings and Pearl (Merrithew) Tarr, Charlotte Faulkner / Pearl Tarr Notes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 JUL 1899
    Event Place: Presque Isle, Maine (Aroostook)
    Record Source: Carla Canning e-mail, 12-3-98

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