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Rebecca DOOLITTLE 1734–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1734

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1779

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonathan Doolittle

Mother: Rebecca Ranney

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Bacon, Samuel Higby

Children(s): Samuel Higby, Ruth Higby, Lemuel Higby, Joel Higby, Timothy Higby, Isaac Higby, Sylvester Higby

Rebecca DOOLITTLE was born in 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan Doolittle And Rebecca Ranney. Rebecca DOOLITTLE married Nathaniel Bacon, Samuel Higby, and had children including Isaac Higby, Joel Higby, Lemuel Higby, Ruth Higby, Samuel Higby, Sylvester David Higby, Timothy Higby. Rebecca DOOLITTLE passed away in 1779 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca DOOLITTLE was born in 1734 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Jonathan Doolittle And Rebecca Ranney.
  • Rebecca DOOLITTLE married Nathaniel Bacon, Samuel Higby, and had children including Isaac Higby, Joel Higby, Lemuel Higby, Ruth Higby, Samuel Higby, Sylvester David Higby, Timothy Higby.
  • Rebecca DOOLITTLE passed away in 1779 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Doolittle
1700–1752
Birth Location: Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Ranney
1700–1754
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Bacon
1673–1759
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Samuel Higby
1732–1774
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Higby
1758–1843
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Ruth Higby
1760–1764
Birth Location: Middleton, Connecticut, United States
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Lemuel Higby
1762–1815
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Joel Higby
1764–
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Timothy Higby
1766–
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Isaac Higby
1767–1782
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Sylvester Higby
1773–1850
Birth Location: Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States
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Rebecca DOOLITTLE's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca DOOLITTLE
1734–1779
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan Doolittle
1700–1752
Connecticut, United States
Rebecca Ranney
1700–1754
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca DOOLITTLE's Descendants

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Rebecca DOOLITTLE (14 Nov 1734–25 Feb 1779) m. Nathaniel Bacon (16 Mar 1673–6 Jan 1759) m. Samuel Higby (8 Feb 1732–1774)
  1. 1. Samuel Higby 1758–1843 m. Hannah Galpin 1762–1843
    1. 1. Betsy Higby 1784–1860
    2. 2. Hannah Higby 1786–1788 m. Nehemiah Smith 1783–1859
      1. 1. Julia Smith –1909
    3. 3. Isaac (Riley) Higby 1790–1816 m. Freelove Stow 1791–1854
    4. 4. Samuel (Galpin) Higby 1791–1870 m. Lucy (Ann) Maillett –1857
      1. 1. Samuel Higby 1816–1888 m. Harriet Thomas 1817–1899
        1. 1. Henry (S) Higby 1852– m. Ida (G) Higby 1854–
    5. 5. Abigail (Riley) Higby 1797–1860
    6. 6. Roxana Higby 1788–1869 m. Grove (Rockwell) Cornwell 1788–1879
      1. 1. Charles (William) Cornwell 1813–1883
      2. 2. Thomas Cornwell 1816–1913
      3. 3. Isaac (Riley) Cornwell 1818–1900
      4. 4. George Cornwell 1821–1905
      5. 5. Benjamin (Miles) Cornwell 1825–1826
    7. 7. Benjamin Higby 1804–1882
      1. 1. Edward (William) Higby 1847–1890 m. Mary (A Daggett) higby 1850–1910
        1. 1. Grace (A) Higby 1878–
        2. 2. Fredric (william) Higby 1882–1973
      2. 2. Caroline (Wade) Higby 1840–1871
      3. 3. Benjamin (W.) Higby –1890
      4. 4. Elizabeth Higby 1848–
    8. 8. Harvey Higby 1801–1875
    9. 9. a (son) Higby 1799–1799
    10. 10. Lucy Higby 1794–1881
  2. 2. Ruth Higby 1760–1764
  3. 3. Lemuel Higby 1762–1815 m. Abigail Higby 1768–1806 m. Rebecca Scoville 1770–1839
    1. 1. Millicent Higby 1791–
    2. 2. Abigail Higby 1795–1867
    3. 3. Ruth Higby 1796–1825
    4. 4. Lemuel Higby 1801–1815
  4. 4. Joel Higby 1764–
  5. 5. Timothy Higby 1766–
  6. 6. Isaac Higby 1767–1782
  7. 7. Sylvester (david) Higby 1773–1850 m. Ester Hine 1773–1845

Rebecca DOOLITTLE's Timeline

2 Records

1734
14 Nov 1734
Birth of Rebecca DOOLITTLE in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1779
25 Feb 1779
Age 45
Death of Rebecca DOOLITTLE in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1734
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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