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Rebecca Sanford 1672 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1672

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: Mar 1726 or 1725

Death Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Ezekiel SANFORD

Mother: Rebecca Whelpley

Spouse(s): John Seely

Children(s): Sarah Seeley

Rebecca Sanford was born in 1672 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ezekiel SANFORD and Rebecca Whelpley. Rebecca Sanford married John Seely, and had children including Sarah Seeley. Rebecca Sanford passed away in 1726 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Sanford was born in 1672 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Ezekiel SANFORD and Rebecca Whelpley.
  • Rebecca Sanford married John Seely, and had children including Sarah Seeley.
  • Rebecca Sanford passed away in 1726 in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezekiel SANFORD
1637 – 1683
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
ES
Rebecca Whelpley
1640 – 1697
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
RW

Spouses(s)

John Seely
1675 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Seeley
Birth Location: –
SS

Rebecca Sanford's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Sanford
1672 – 1726
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Ezekiel SANFORD
1637 – 1683
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Whelpley
1640 – 1697
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Grandparents
Henry Whelpley
1618 – 1662
Norfolk, England
Rebecca Bulkley
1622 – 1690
England
Great-Grandparents
James "Wakely"
1594 – 1690
Alice Glascock
1590 – 1620
Thomas Bulkeley
1594 – 1625
Catherine Hollingshead
1594 – 1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Whelpley
1580 – 1681
Agnes "Whelpley")
1573 – 1683
Elizabeth Glascock
1567 – 1661
Arthur BULKELEY
1563 – 1614
Joyce Ashenhurst
1565 –
Robert Holingshead
1568 –

Rebecca Sanford's Descendants

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Rebecca Sanford (13 Dec 1672 – Mar 1726 or 1725) m. John Seely (Abt. 1675 – )
  1. 1. Sarah Seeley m. Job Sherman
    1. 1. Ann Sherman (21 July 1714 – ) m. Stephen Burrill (7 Jan 1706 – 1752) m. Stephen Burritt (7 January 1705 – 1752)
      1. 1. Andrew Burritt (28 May 1740 – 5 Aug 1836) m. Eunice Weller (06 Aug 1739 – 15 Mar 1835)
        1. 1. Hannah (Eunice) Burritt (5 Apr 1771 – 28 Dec 1809) m. Gould Buck (Mar 1765 – 16 Oct 1826)

Rebecca Sanford's Timeline

2 Records

1672
13 Dec 1672
Birth of Rebecca Sanford in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1726
Mar 1726 or 1725
Age 54
Death of Rebecca Sanford in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1672
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1726 or 1725
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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