Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Hitchcock was born on 17 June 1816, in Mahoning, Ohio, United States, her father, Jabez Hitchcock, was 34 and her mother, Levinia Bunnel, was 27. She married Herman Wilbur on 7 September 1837, in Medina, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in York Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 3 October 1897, in Springvale Township, Emmet, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Emmet, Michigan, United States.
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- Rebecca Wilbur, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Hitchcock - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rebecca Hitchcock
- Rebecca Hitchcock, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Hitch , a pet form of Richard , with the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare Heacock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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