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Rebecca Sykes 1678–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1678

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Increase Sr

Mother: Abigail Fowler

Spouse(s): Deacon Wright

Children(s): Benoni Wright, Nathaniel Wright, Lydia Lyman

Rebecca Sykes was born in 1678 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Increase Sikes Sr And Abigail Fowler. Rebecca Sykes married Deacon Samuel Wright, and had children including Benoni Wright, Lydia Lyman, Nathaniel Wright. Rebecca Sykes passed away in 1760 in Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Sykes was born in 1678 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Increase Sikes Sr And Abigail Fowler.
  • Rebecca Sykes married Deacon Samuel Wright, and had children including Benoni Wright, Lydia Lyman, Nathaniel Wright.
  • Rebecca Sykes passed away in 1760 in Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Sykes's Ancestors

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Rebecca Sykes
1678–1760
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Increase Sikes Sr
1644–1712
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Fowler
1645–1733
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Ambrose (Fowler) Snr
1626–1704
Dalbury Lees, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Joane Alvord
1622–1684
Whitestaunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Fowler
1598–1660
Sarah Neeld
1599–1638
(Richard) Alford
1575–1636
Joan HAWKINS
1593–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fowler
1550–1626
Ann Heawood
1558–1617
Edmund Tapp
1578–1658
Anne Charde
1583–1673
John Hawkins
1560–1619

Rebecca Sykes's Descendants

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Rebecca Sykes (15 September 1678–1760) m. Deacon (Samuel) Wright (16 March 1674–18 April 1734)
  1. 1. Benoni Wright 1719–1761 m. Eliza (Betsy) Smith 1719–1785
    1. 1. Dan Wright 1790–1861 m. Catherine Reeder 1800–1860
      1. 1. Bishop (Milton) Wright 1828–1917 m. Susan (Catherine) Koerner 1831–1889
        1. 1. Orville Wright 1871–1948 m. Hattie McLAREN 1876–1936
        2. 2. Wilbur Wright 1867–1912
        3. 3. Ida Wright 1870–1870
        4. 4. Otis Wright 1870–1870
        5. 5. Lorin Wright 1862–1939
        6. 6. Reuchlin Wright 1861–1920
        7. 7. Katharine Haskell 1874–1929
      2. 2. Sarah Wright 1824–1868
  2. 2. Nathaniel Wright 1711–1796
  3. 3. Lydia Lyman 1697–1732

Rebecca Sykes's Timeline

2 Records

1678
15 September 1678
Birth of Rebecca Sykes in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
1760
1760
Age 82
Death of Rebecca Sykes in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1678
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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