Rebecca Fitch 1
- Born: Massachusetts, USA
- Marriage (1): Edward Elmer Jr.
- Died: 1710, Connecticut, USA
General Notes:
Very little is known of Rebecca, the wife of Edward Elmer (1654-1725).
On her husband's memorial page there is an excerpt stating her maiden name may be FITCH, and that they were married by (1) 1686 therefore it has been added here to facilitate connections. The excerpt goes on to say that Edward married (2) by 1696; and, noting the gap in births from Rebecca 1691-2 to Hannah in 1700 there may be a clue as to the proximity of her death. Viz:
IV. EDWARD, b. about 1654 (aged eleven on 5 May 1665 [ WMJ 503]); m. (1) by 1686 probably Rebecca Fitch [ TAG 68:98-100, 102]; m. (2) by 1696 Hannah _____ [ TAG 68:99, 102].
ASSOCIATIONS: In discussing the family of Joseph Fitch, one of whose daughters apparently married a son of Edward Elmer, Gale Ion Harris notes that Fitch and Elmer had been associated in Northampton before moving to the Podunk area of Hartford/Windsor [TAG 68:98-99].
SOURCE: Anderson's Great Migration Begins
CHILDREN, THIRD GENERATION.(2)
-->He married (1) by 1686 probably Rebecca Fitch.(1)
I. Mary, b abt 1684; d at Windsor, 1712* 9
II. Hezekiah, bap June 13, 1686.+ 10
III. Caleb, m. Elizabeth. 11
IV. Amos, m. Abigail Sherman. 12
V. Hester, bap July 25, 1690. 13
VI. Rebecca, bap Feb 7, 1691-2. 14
--> He married (2) by 1696 Hannah _____.(1)
VII. Hannah, bap Mar 3, 1700; m. Thos. Rowell++ 15
VIII. Edward, Sept. 1702, 16
IX. Ann; m Thos. Elmor, May 2, 1728; d Mar 9, 1730-31. 17
(1) Source: Anderson's Great Migration Begins
(2) Elmer Elmore Genealogy, Records of the Descendants of Edward Elmer, of Braintree, Eng., and Hartford, Conn., through His Son Edward. 1632-1899. Compiled by Rev. William W. Johnson, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1899.
Her husband died in 1725 at Windsor, and her oldest daughter Mary died at Windsor in 1712 (was Podunk, now South Windsor-1899) Hartford County, Connecticut,
Rebecca's burial place unknown, most likely Hartford and a picture of the Hartford Founder's Monument is posted here.
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2/23/2018: Update submission for date of death by Marilyn Kenyon, Psy.D 47005688:
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700," page 249. This is data compiled by Torry.
Edward Elmer (1654-1725) and Rebecca _____ (-1710); b 1684, Windsor, CT.
This shows Edward Elmer marriage to Rebecca, by 1648. Rebecca died 1710.
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Submitted May 6, 2017 by wrdsrus -
Two sources for this information, for further reading and research:
"The American Genealogist," Vol 68, p: 102; genealogy of the Fitch family; on AmericanAncestors.com
"The Children of Captain Joseph and Mary (Stone) Fitch," by Gale Ion Harris, Ph.D., in The American Genealogist, April 1993, pp. 101-102.
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Note: Podunk, CT, is a village located on the boarder of Hartford, Hartford County, CT. So, you literally could have one foot in Podunk and another in Hartford,
Rebecca married Edward Elmer Jr., son of Edward Elmer Sr. and Mary. (Edward Elmer Jr. was born in 1654 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA and died on 31 Oct 1725 in South Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.)
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