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Rebecca Bradford 1597–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 4 May 1653

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: Major Bradford

Mother: Alice Hanson

Spouse(s): WALTER (Merrow)

Children(s): Henry Merrow

In 1597, Rebecca Bradford entered the world in England, born to Major William Bradford And Alice Hanson. Rebecca Bradford married Walter Daniel Merry Merrow, and had children including Henry Merrow. Rebecca Bradford passed away in 1653 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1597, Rebecca Bradford entered the world in England, born to Major William Bradford And Alice Hanson.
  • Rebecca Bradford married Walter Daniel Merry Merrow, and had children including Henry Merrow.
  • Rebecca Bradford passed away in 1653 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Major Bradford
1559–1591
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
MB
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AH

Spouses(s)

WALTER (Merrow)
1595–1657
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Henry Merrow
1625–1685
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland or Reading, Massachusetts, USA
HM

Rebecca Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Bradford
1597–1653
Birth Place: England
Parents
Major William Bradford
1559–1591
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice Hanson
1562–1597
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Bradford) I
1533–1595
Austerfield, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Bradford's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca Bradford (1597–4 May 1653) m. WALTER (Daniel Merry) (Merrow) (1595–Drowned in Boston Harbor 28 August 1657 [BVR 61].)
  1. 1. Henry Merrow 1625–1685
    1. 1. Mary Merrow 1673–1718 m. Edward (David Polly) Sr. 1670–1715
      1. 1. Edward (David Polly) Jr 1699–1770 m. Mary (Agnes) Pilsbury 1711–1787
        1. 1. David ("Polley") Pauley 1733–1785 m. Agnes Adkins 1741–1798
        2. 2. Thomas Polly 1763–1855
        3. 3. Joseph (I Polley) (Polly) 1737–1815
        4. 4. Drury (Andrew Polley) (Polly) 1732–1782
        5. 5. James (Polley) (Polly) 1745–1833
        6. 6. Margaret (Mary Pauley) (Polley 1740–1771
        7. 7. Joseph (I Pauley) (Polley 1737–1815
        8. 8. Edward (Polley) (Polly) 1730–1770
        9. 9. Peter (Polley) (Polly) 1753–1818
        10. 10. Jonathan Polly 1765–
        11. 11. Margaret (Polley) (Polly) 1740–1771
        12. 12. Jesse (Polley) (Polly) 1750–1810

Rebecca Bradford's Timeline

8 Records

1597
1597
Birth of Rebecca Bradford in Scotland
Scotland
1621
1621
Age 24
Rebecca Bradford was married in Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness-shire, Scotland
1633
29 Dec 1633
Age 36
Rebecca Bradford was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1653
18 Jun 1653
Age 56
Rebecca Bradford was married in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
1653
4 Jul 1653
Age 56
Death of Rebecca Bradford in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
1653
4 May 1653
Age 56
Death of Rebecca Bradford
None
1653
4 May 1653
Age 56
Death of Rebecca Bradford
None
1661
19 Dec 1661
Age 64
Rebecca Bradford was married in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1621
    Event Place: Inverness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1633
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1653
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1661
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1653
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1653

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1653
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