Rebecca Wellman

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Wellman was born in 1790, in Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States, her father, Abraham Wellman, was 28 and her mother, Rebecca Pearson, was 28. She married Russel Taylor Braley on 4 July 1806, in Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died before 1832, in her hometown.

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Family Time Line

Russel Taylor Braley
1787–1834
Rebecca Wellman
1790–1832
Nancy Braily
1807–1843
Charles Stillman Braley
1808–
Russel T. Braley
1812–
Sumner Braley
1815–1850
James W Braley
1818–
Sylvia Braley
1820–
Eliza W Braley
1823–1908
Rebecca Pierson Braley
1825–

Sources (9)

  • Beleuah Welman, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Rebbecca in entry for Russel T. Braley, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Rebbecca in entry for Rebecca Piexson Braley, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"

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1791

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1791 · The Bill of Rights

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1799

Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English wel(le) ‘spring, well, stream’ + man ‘man’, for someone who lived by such a place.

English: variant of Willman .

Americanized form of German Wellmann .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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