Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Josselyn was born on 6 December 1770, in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Charles Josselyn, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Keen, was 28. She married Bezar Ames on 25 April 1791, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 23 December 1847, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 77.
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- Rebecca Josselyn, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Rebecca Josselyn, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Rebecca Taylor, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
Spouse and Children
1769–1815 Male
1770–1847 Female
Children (10)
1791–1855 Male
1792–1861 Male
1795–1826 Female
1796–1885 Female
1798–1870 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1739–1812 Male
1742–1828 Female
Siblings (8)
1763–1826 Female
1765–1826 Female
1767–1846 Male
1768–1851 Male
1770–1847 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 6
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 6
1791
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Essex): variant of Joslin .
History: The Josselyn name appears in Black Point (now Scarborough, ME) before 1638, when the author John Josselyn came to visit his brother Henry, who was for many years a principal representative in eastern New England of the interests of the Mason and Gorges heirs, which were endangered by the Massachusetts Bay colony's expansion into Maine. Their father was Sir Thomas Josselyn, of Torrell's Hall in Willingale, Essex, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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