Rebecca Hawkins

17 October 1817–17 July 1889 (Age 71)
Windsor, Broome, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Rebecca

When Rebecca Hawkins was born on 17 October 1817, in Windsor, Broome, New York, United States, her father, Enoch Hawkins, was 49 and her mother, Jemima G. Eaton, was 48. She married Silas Clark on 12 May 1836, in Broome, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Windsor, Windsor, Broome, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 17 July 1889, at the age of 71, and was buried in West Colesville, Colesville, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Silas Clark
1813–1897
Rebecca Hawkins
1817–1889
Marriage: 12 May 1836
Sarah J. Clark
1838–
Alma J Clark
1843–1910
Albert Clark
1841–
Alfred Clark
1841–
Anna Clarke
1844–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 May 1836Broome, New York, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 2
    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. 
    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
    Age 10
    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 19
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Hawkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.English: habitational name, with excrescent -s, from Hawkinge (Kent). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Heafoc or Old English heafoc ‘hawk’ + the placename forming suffix -ing. This name has been assimilated to the patronymic surname in Devon from Sir John Hawkyns (1532–95), victor against the Spanish Armada (1588), who was a member of the Devon family of Hawkins, a branch of a Kentish family from the village of Hawkinge. They held land in Plymouth as long ago as 1480.Irish: variant of Haughn .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Hawkin

    Sources (8)

    • Rebecca Clark in household of Silas Clark, "New York State Census, 1875"
    • Rebecca Clark in household of Silas Clark, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Hawkins -

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