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Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper 1640–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAY 1640

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1707

Death Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Cooper

Mother: Rebecca Bosworth

Spouse(s): Richard Whitaker

Children(s): Samuel Whitaker

In 1640, Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Cooper And Rebecca Ann Bosworth. Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper married Richard Whitaker, and had children including Samuel Whitaker. Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper passed away in 1707 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper entered the world in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, born to Thomas Cooper And Rebecca Ann Bosworth.
  • Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper married Richard Whitaker, and had children including Samuel Whitaker.
  • Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper passed away in 1707 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Cooper
1606–
Birth Location: Hingham, Norfolk, England
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Rebecca Bosworth
1602–1700
Birth Location: Attleborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard Whitaker
1634–1705
Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Whitaker
1669–1719
Birth Location: Rehobath, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
SW

Rebecca Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Cooper
1640–1707
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Cooper
1606–
Hingham, Norfolk, England
Rebecca (Ann) Bosworth
1602–1700
Attleborough, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Cooper's Descendants

1.
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Rebecca (Bathsheba) Cooper (24 MAY 1640–1707) m. Richard Whitaker (19 JAN 1634–DEC 1705)
  1. 1. Samuel Whitaker 1669–1719 m. Mary Squire 1679–1717
    1. 1. Mary Whitaker 1702–1764 m. Joshua (Smith) II 1695–1745
      1. 1. Mary Smith 1729–1771 m. Abiah Bliss –1825
        1. 1. Abel Bliss 1763–1852 m. Lucy Carpenter 1769–1835
        2. 2. Abiah Bliss 1768–1858 m. Rebecca Kent 1771–1856
        3. 3. Judith Bliss 1761– m. Daniel Martin 1754–1801
      2. 2. Lydia Smith 1739–1820 m. Abadial Bliss 1740–1805
        1. 1. Rachel Bliss 1776–1843 m. Remember Kent 1775–1853
        2. 2. David Bliss 1767–1853 m. Rebecca Allen 1769–1806

Rebecca Cooper's Timeline

3 Records

1640
24 MAY 1640
Birth of Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1707
1707
Age 67
Burial of Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper in Bristol, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Bristol, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
1707
1707
Age 67
Death of Rebecca Bathsheba Cooper in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAY 1640
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 16 May 2019, 17:22), entry for Bathsheba Cooper(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KN6C-FGP
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Whitaker, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 33799885, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper Married 30 Nov 1659, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Pages 110 and 395, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Experience Whitaker, 27 Jan 1678; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, GEDCOM File : a17574.ged, Ralph B. Montgomery
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper, 30 Nov 1659; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Nathaniell Whitaker, 16 Aug 1661; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Noah Whitaker, 31 Jan 1682; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [12] Public Member Trees
    [13] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 16 May 2019, 17:22), entry for Bathsheba Cooper(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KN6C-FGP
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Whitaker, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 33799885, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper Married 30 Nov 1659, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Pages 110 and 395, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Experience Whitaker, 27 Jan 1678; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, GEDCOM File : a17574.ged, Ralph B. Montgomery
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper, 30 Nov 1659; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Nathaniell Whitaker, 16 Aug 1661; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Noah Whitaker, 31 Jan 1682; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 16 May 2019, 17:22), entry for Bathsheba Cooper(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KN6C-FGP
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Whitaker, ; Burial, ; citing record ID 33799885, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper Married 30 Nov 1659, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Call No. 974.485R1 V2; Pages 110 and 395, FHL Microfilm 908952.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Experience Whitaker, 27 Jan 1678; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ordinance Index (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, GEDCOM File : a17574.ged, Ralph B. Montgomery
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Richard Whitaker and Bathsheba Cooper, 30 Nov 1659; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Nathaniell Whitaker, 16 Aug 1661; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Robba in entry for Noah Whitaker, 31 Jan 1682; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [12] Public Member Trees
    [13] Public Member Trees
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