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Rebecca Burr 1739–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Nov 1739

Birth Location: Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 10 Sep 1775

Death Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Private Burr

Mother: Elizabeth Burr

Spouse(s): Ensign Sanford

Children(s): Joel Sanford

Rebecca Burr was born in 1739 in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Private Deacon Stephen Burr And Elizabeth Hull Burr. Rebecca Burr married Ensign Seth Sanford, and had children including Joel Sanford. Rebecca Burr passed away in 1775 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Burr was born in 1739 in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Private Deacon Stephen Burr And Elizabeth Hull Burr.
  • Rebecca Burr married Ensign Seth Sanford, and had children including Joel Sanford.
  • Rebecca Burr passed away in 1775 in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Private Burr
1697–1778
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Elizabeth Burr
1706–1760
Birth Location: Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Ensign Sanford
1735–1805
Birth Location: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Joel Sanford
1775–1842
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Burr's Ancestors

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Rebecca Burr
1739–1775
Birth Place: Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Private Deacon Stephen Burr
1697–1778
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth (Hull) Burr
1706–1760
Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Burr's Descendants

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Rebecca Burr (2 Nov 1739–10 Sep 1775) m. Ensign (Seth) Sanford (18 Aug 1735–3 Jul 1805)
  1. 1. Joel Sanford 1775–1842 m. Huldah Prindle 1777–1839
    1. 1. Hezekiah Sandford 1800–1849 m. Catherine (Yerton) Sanford 1798–1881
      1. 1. Newton Sanford 1819–1872 m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Barber 1823–1887
        1. 1. Rosa (Permelia) Sanford 1858–1935 m. James (Monroe) Ritter 1845–1922
        2. 2. Ellen (J) Sanford 1842–1881
        3. 3. Betsy (Ann) Sanford 1852–1929
        4. 4. Nathaniel (B) Sanford 1855–1921
        5. 5. Mary (M) Sanford 1844–1912
        6. 6. Harriet (Delano) Sanford 1848–1909
        7. 7. Addie (M.) Sanford 1863–1918
        8. 8. Adda (M.) Sandford 1867–
        9. 9. Charles (N) Sanford 1863–1864

Rebecca Burr's Timeline

2 Records

1739
2 Nov 1739
Birth of Rebecca Burr in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1775
10 Sep 1775
Age 36
Death of Rebecca Burr in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1739
    Event Place: Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1775
    Event Place: Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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