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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- 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
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1799
Historical Boundaries: 1799: Kennebec, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Kennebec, Maine, United States
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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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