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Rebecca Minot Prescott 1742–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1742

Birth Location: Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 19 Apr 1813

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Benjamin Prescott

Mother: 1c-7 Minot

Spouse(s): Roger Sherman

Children(s): Rebecca Sherman

In 1742, Rebecca Minot Prescott entered the world in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, born to Benjamin Prescott And 1C 7 Rebecca Minot. Rebecca Minot Prescott married Roger Sherman, and had children including Rebecca Sherman. Rebecca Minot Prescott passed away in 1813 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Rebecca Minot Prescott entered the world in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, born to Benjamin Prescott And 1C 7 Rebecca Minot.
  • Rebecca Minot Prescott married Roger Sherman, and had children including Rebecca Sherman.
  • Rebecca Minot Prescott passed away in 1813 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Prescott
1717–1778
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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1c-7 Minot
1720–1761
Birth Location: Concord, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Roger Sherman
1721–1793
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Rebecca Sherman
1764–1795
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Prescott's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Prescott
1742–1813
Birth Place: Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Benjamin Prescott
1717–1778
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1c-7 (Rebecca) Minot
1720–1761
Concord, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Benjamin Prescott
1687–1777
Concord, Massachusetts
Mrs. (Elisabeth) Higginson
1696–1723
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Lane
1694–1734
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan PRESCOTE
1643–1721
Capt Higginson
1675–1718
Hannah Gardner
1676–1713
Major Laine
1661–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Prescott's Descendants

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Rebecca (Minot) Prescott (20 May 1742–19 Apr 1813) m. Roger Sherman (19 Apr 1721–1793)
  1. 1. Rebecca Sherman 1764–1795 m. Simeon Baldwin 1761–1851
    1. 1. Roger (Sherman) Baldwin 1793–1863 m. Emilia ("Emily") Perkins 1796–1874
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Wooster Baldwin) Whitney 1824–1912 m. William (Dwight) Whitney 1827–1894
        1. 1. Edward (Baldwin) Whitney 1857–1911 m. Anna (Josepha) Whitney 1871–1957

Rebecca Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1742
20 May 1742
Birth of Rebecca Minot Prescott in Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
1813
19 Apr 1813
Age 71
Death of Rebecca Minot Prescott in New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1742
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1813
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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