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Rebecca Short 1607–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 15 JUL 1671

Death Location: Stonington, Connecticut

Father: Thomas Short

Mother: Ann Brown

Spouse(s): Walter Palmer

Children(s): Gershom Palmer, Nehemiah Palmer, Moses Palmer

Rebecca Short was born in 1607 in England, the child of Thomas Short And Ann Brown. In 1669, Rebecca Short resided in New London County, CT. Rebecca Short married Walter Palmer, and had children including Gershom Palmer, Moses Palmer, Nehemiah Palmer. Rebecca Short passed away in 1671 in Stonington, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Short was born in 1607 in England, the child of Thomas Short And Ann Brown.
  • In 1669, Rebecca Short resided in New London County, CT.
  • Rebecca Short married Walter Palmer, and had children including Gershom Palmer, Moses Palmer, Nehemiah Palmer.
  • Rebecca Short passed away in 1671 in Stonington, Connecticut.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Short's Ancestors

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Rebecca Short
1607–1671
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Short
1577–1589
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Ann Brown
1578–1605
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Short's Descendants

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Rebecca Short (1607–15 JUL 1671) m. Walter Palmer (1585–10 Nov 1661)
  1. 1. Gershom Palmer 1644–1718 m. Ann Denison 1649–1694
    1. 1. Mercy Palmer 1669–1752 m. John Breed 1663–1751
      1. 1. Joseph Breed 1709–1777 m. Priscilla Avery 1715–1786
        1. 1. Priscilla (Avery) Breed 1742–1808 m. Obediah Howard 1737–1804
    2. 2. Mary Palmer 1690–1777 m. Joseph Palmer 1690–1789
      1. 1. Phebe PALMER 1717–1787 m. George DARROW 1712–1776
        1. 1. George Darrow 1743–1820 m. Elizabeth Benjamin 1737–1846
  2. 2. Nehemiah Palmer 1637–1716 m. Hannah (Lord) Stanton 1644–1727
    1. 1. Daniel Palmer 1672–1762 m. Margaret Smith 1683–1727
      1. 1. Nehemiah Palmer 1702–1762 m. Submit Palmer 1718–1793
        1. 1. Rev. (Nehemiah) Palmer 1738–1830 m. Mary (Palmer) Chesebrough 1740–1829
  3. 3. Moses Palmer 1640–1701 m. Dorothy Gilbert 1650–1717
    1. 1. Moses Palmer 1673–1744 m. Abigail Allen 1672–1772
      1. 1. John Palmer 1705– m. Dorothy Noyes 1708–1772
        1. 1. Noyes Palmer 1732–1783 m. Sarah Mix 1734–1796
      2. 2. Submit Palmer 1718–1793 m. Nehemiah Palmer 1702–1762

Rebecca Short's Timeline

3 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Rebecca Short in England
England
1669
1669
Age 62
Rebecca Short resided here in New London County, CT
New London County, CT
1671
15 JUL 1671
Age 64
Death of Rebecca Short in Stonington, Connecticut
Stonington, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1607; Birth city: Charlestown; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1755.032; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: New London County, CT
    Record Source: Connecticut Census, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Lamont-Eldredge family records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 JUL 1671
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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