Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Walling was born on 12 June 1735, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, John Walling Sr., was 34 and her mother, Hope Orne, was 26. She lived in Rhode Island, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1735 and Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America in 1774. She died in 1807, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Rebeckah, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Rebekah Walling, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
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World Events (5)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
German (Wälling): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with walt ‘rule’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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