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Rebecca Kelsey 1660–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1660

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 Feb 1731

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Mark Kelsey

Mother: Rebecca Hoskins

Spouse(s): NATHAN Sr

Children(s): Return GGF), Nathan Messenger, Nathan Messenger, Hannah Messenger, John Messenger, Rebecca Messenger, Joseph Messenger

Rebecca Kelsey was born in 1660 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Mark Kelsey And Rebecca Filer Hoskins. Rebecca Kelsey married Elias Gillett, Nathan Ial Sr, and had children including Hannah Messenger, John Messenger, Joseph Messenger, Nathan Messenger, Rebecca Messenger, Return Messenger 7Th Ggf. Rebecca Kelsey passed away in 1731 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Kelsey was born in 1660 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Mark Kelsey And Rebecca Filer Hoskins.
  • Rebecca Kelsey married Elias Gillett, Nathan Ial Sr, and had children including Hannah Messenger, John Messenger, Joseph Messenger, Nathan Messenger, Rebecca Messenger, Return Messenger 7Th Ggf.
  • Rebecca Kelsey passed away in 1731 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Rebecca Kelsey's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Kelsey
1660–1731
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Mark Kelsey
1628–1723
Windsor, New England Colonies, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca (Filer) Hoskins
–1683
Dorchester, Masssachusetts, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Kelsey's Descendants

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Rebecca Kelsey (2 January 1660–15 Feb 1731) m. NATHAN (IAL) Sr (18 Jun 1653–1694)
  1. 1. Return (Messenger*(7TH) GGF) 1691–1731
    1. 1. Mary (Meribah) Messenger 1714–1798 m. John (Ripley*(6th) GGF) 1719–1779
      1. 1. Dorothy Ripley 1732–1795
        1. 1. Ripley (Copeland) Sr 1761–1843 m. Rachael Copeland 1763–1847
  2. 2. Nathan Messenger –1684
  3. 3. Nathan Messenger 1693–
  4. 4. Hannah Messenger 1699–1789
  5. 5. John Messenger 1689–
  6. 6. Rebecca Messenger –1756
  7. 7. Joseph Messenger 1687–1763

Rebecca Kelsey's Timeline

5 Records

1660
2 January 1660
Birth of Rebecca Kelsey in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1678
5 Apr 1678
Age 18
Rebecca Kelsey was married in USA
USA
1678
5 April 1678
Age 18
Rebecca Kelsey was married in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
1700
1700
Age 40
Rebecca Kelsey was married in Simsbury, Hartford, CT
Simsbury, Hartford, CT
1731
15 Feb 1731
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Kelsey in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1660
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 94
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2281.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJE
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1678
    Event Place: USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 April 1678
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, CT

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: A genealogy of the descendants of William Kelsey who settled at Cambridge, Mass., in 1632

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1731
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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