Brief Life History of Rebecca F
When Rebecca F Brink was born on 20 April 1807, in Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Robert Livingston Brink, was 21 and her mother, Elisabeth Van Valkenburg, was 19. She married Richard Lewis on 1 January 1825, in Saugerties, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 14 August 1863, in New York, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Rebecca Lewis in household of Richard Lewis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Valkenburg Brink, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Rebecca Brink, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
Spouse and Children
1805–1876 Male
1807–1863 Female
Children (8)
1826–1910 Male
1829–1830 Female
1830– Female
1833– Female
1838–1911 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1785–1852 Male
1787–1832 Female
Siblings (9)
1807–1863 Female
1809–1873 Female
1812–1884 Female
1815–1892 Male
1818–1884 Male
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 1
1812
Age 5
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 18
Name Meaning
North German; Danish and Swedish (of German origin): topographic name for someone who lived by a pasture or green, from Middle Low German brinc ‘hill, edge, slope, grazing land’, especially a raised meadow in low-lying marshland. Swedish name is ornamental.
Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived by the brink, which is in the central and east Netherlands the name of the common area in the centre of the village, the village square. Compare Vandenbrink .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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