Rebecca
MINOT
(b.
28 July 1753
,
Merrimack, New Hampshire, New England
d.
20 July 1833
,
Canfield, Ohio, USA
)
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Rebecca MINOT was born 28 July 1753 in Merrimack, New Hampshire, New England
Rebecca MINOT was the child of James MINOT and Rebecca BLANCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) James MINOT and Martha LANE (maternal) Joseph BLANCHARD and Rebecca HUBBARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rebecca married Isaac NEWTON 10 January 1770 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children. Isaac NEWTON was born 15 February 1744 in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Isaac died abt. 1812 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA. Isaac was the child of Samuel NEWTON and Deborah BALDWIN.
Rebecca MINOT died 20 July 1833 in Canfield, Ohio, USA.
MARRIED ISAAC NEWTON OF AMITY 10 JAN 1770 AT THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN NEW HAVEN ,NEW HAVEN,CT
FROM ROOTSWEB.COM -- "REBECCA NURSED HER AILING HUSBAND AND SAVED WHAT SHE COULD. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH SHE HAD FIFTY ACRES OF LAND IN GOSHEN, CONNECTICUT, WHICH SHE SOLD BY THE SELECT MEN OF THE TOWN IN 1816 OR 1817, FOR TEN DOLLARS AN ACRE. SHE STRUGGLED HARD TO SUPPORT HERSELF AND FAMILY THROUGHOUT HER HUSBAND'S ILLNESS AND AFTERWARD. DURING THE LATER PART OF HER LIFE SHE HAD SOME ASSISTANCE FROM HER TWO SONS, JOHN AND EBEN. IN 1820 EBEN RETURNED TO CONNECTICUT FROM OHIO FOR HIS MOTHER WHO WAS LIVING WITH HER SISTER IN WOODBRIDGE, CT. REBECCA SPENT A FEW YEARS WITH JOHN IN RICHFIELD, OHIO, BUT SPENT HER FINAL YEARS WITH EBEN IN CANFIELD, MAHONING CO., OHIO WHERE SHE DIED OF CANCER. SHE LEFT HER DAUGHTER MARTHA A SMALL SUM OF MONEY IN HER WILL WHICH WAS DRAWN UP BY EBEN.
(FROM HISTORY OF THE NEWTON AND OVIATT FAMILIES)"
"ISAAC NEWTON'S WIFE HAD ECONOMIZED, AND SAVED WHAT SHE COULD, AND HAD AT THE TIME OF HER HUSBAND'S DEATH FIFTY ACRES OF LAND IN GOSHON, CONNECTICUT.
1816 or 1817: THE LAND WAS SOLD BY THE SELECT MEN OF THE TOWN FOR TEN DOLLARS AN ACRE. SHE WAS COMPELLED TO STRUGGLE HARD TO GET EVEN A COMFORTABLE SUPPORT FOR HERSELF AND FAMILY THROUGH HIS ILLNESS, AND AFTERWARD. IN THIS SHE HAD DURING THE LATTER PART OF THE TIME, SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE TWO YOUNGER SONS, JOHN AND EBEN, WHO STILL REMAINED WITH HER. SHE BORE HER HARDSHIPS AND PRIVATIONS WITH GREAT FORTITUDE AND CHRISTIAN PATIENCE. HER MAIDEN NAME WAS REBECCA MINOTT, OF VERY RESPECTABLE CONNECTIONS, HALF-SISTER OF SHERMAN MINOTT AND PROMINENT CITIZEN OF NEW HAVEN COUSIN OF HON. ROBERT MINOTT SHERMAN, A PROMINENT LAWYER, AND PRESIDING JUDGE FOR MANY YEARS OF ONE OF THE NEW HAVEN COURTS. AFTER HER SONS COMMENCED LIFE FOR THEMSELVES, SHE CAME TO OHIO IN 1820, WITH HER SON EBEN, LIVING ALSO A FEW YEARS WITH HER SON JOHN, IN RICHFIELD, AN ACCOUNT OF WHICH WILL BE FOUND IN THE HISTORY OF HER SON EBEN. SHE WAS A PERSON OF REMARKABLY SWEET AND AMIABLE TEMPER, INDUSTRIOUS AND ENERGETIC, BELOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HER. HER LAST SICKNESS, THE DISEASE BEING CANCER, SHE BORE WITH REMARKABLE PATIENCE, SUSTAINED BY CHRISTIAN HOPE, AND A FIRM TRUST IN GOD. SHE FOUND A KIND AND WELCOME HOME IN THE FAMILY OF HER SON EBEN IN CANFIELD, MAHONING COUNTY.
1840: REBECCA, WIDOW OF ISAAC NEWTON DIED AT CANFIELD (MAHONING) OHIO. NEAR IS THE SPOT WHERE HER PRECIOUS REMAINS LIE IN CANFIELD CEMETERY, WHERE A NEAT MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED AS A TRIBUTE OF GRATEFUL AFFECTION, BY HER YOUNGEST SON, EBEN.
"HISTORY OF THE NEWTON AND OVIATT FAMILIES" HARRIET BRONSON RANDALL PP. 3-4 CHARLES M. COTTER, PRINTER COLUMBUS, OHIO 1875 (CS71.N57 1875 CSL) (929.2 N486802 ACPL) (COPY RANDALL LIBRARY)"
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Isaac NEWTON-- Date: 10 January 1770 Place: New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Isaac NEWTON was the child of Samuel NEWTON and Deborah BALDWIN
New Haven Congregational Church
Children of Isaac NEWTON and Rebecca MINOT:
Rebecca NEWTON (b.2 May 1771, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 April 1834, )
Isaac NEWTON (b.13 October 1772, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 12 April 1835, East Bloomfield, New York, USA)
m. Thirza UNKNOWN
Eunice NEWTON (b.5 November 1777, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 September 1813, Hudson, Ohio, USA)
m. Heman OVIATT 10 January 1796 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Sarah NEWTON (b.20 November 1779, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 6 October 1860, Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Nehemiah BURTON 31 October 1799 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
James NEWTON (b.20 June 1784, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 28 September 1854, Charlestown, Portage, Ohio, USA)
m. Sophia A COE 26 February 1817
John NEWTON (b.24 February 1787, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 March 1868, Richfield, Summit, Ohio, USA)
m. Laura Hooker THOMPSON 11 November 1810 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Betsy NEWTON (b.23 December 1789, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. August 1808, , Connecticut, USA)
Enoch NEWTON (b.7 April 1792, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. December 1794, Goshen, Connecticut, USA)
Eben NEWTON (b.16 October 1795, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. 6 November 1885, Canfield, Ohio, USA)
m. Mary Sophia CHURCH 29 April 1826 in Canfield, Ohio, USA
Martha NEWTON (b.15 May 1798, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. 10 March 1832, , Ohio, USA)
m. Sheldon FARNHAM 5 March 1818
Isaac NEWTON-- Date: 10 January 1770 Place: New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut www.usgennet.org
Isaac NEWTON was the child of Samuel NEWTON and Deborah BALDWIN
New Haven Congregational Church
Children of Isaac NEWTON and Rebecca MINOT:
Rebecca NEWTON (b.2 May 1771, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 26 April 1834, ) Isaac NEWTON (b.13 October 1772, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 12 April 1835, East Bloomfield, New York, USA)m. Thirza UNKNOWN
Eunice NEWTON (b.5 November 1777, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 September 1813, Hudson, Ohio, USA)m. Heman OVIATT 10 January 1796 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Sarah NEWTON (b.20 November 1779, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 6 October 1860, Plymouth, Wisconsin, USA)m. Nehemiah BURTON 31 October 1799 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA
James NEWTON (b.20 June 1784, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 28 September 1854, Charlestown, Portage, Ohio, USA)m. Sophia A COE 26 February 1817
John NEWTON (b.24 February 1787, Goshen, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 13 March 1868, Richfield, Summit, Ohio, USA)m. Laura Hooker THOMPSON 11 November 1810 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Betsy NEWTON (b.23 December 1789, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. August 1808, , Connecticut, USA) Enoch NEWTON (b.7 April 1792, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. December 1794, Goshen, Connecticut, USA) Eben NEWTON (b.16 October 1795, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. 6 November 1885, Canfield, Ohio, USA)m. Mary Sophia CHURCH 29 April 1826 in Canfield, Ohio, USA
Martha NEWTON (b.15 May 1798, Goshen, Connecticut, USA d. 10 March 1832, , Ohio, USA)m. Sheldon FARNHAM 5 March 1818
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1753 Birth 28 July 1753
Merrimack, New Hampshire, New England
Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Name: Rebecca Minot
Birth date: 28 Jul 1753
Birthplace: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Father's name: James Minot
Mother's name: Rebecca
Recording place: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Film number: 1001019
Digital GS number: 4244264
Image number: 04420
Collection: New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
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Name: Rebecca Minot
Birth date: 28 Jul 1753
Birthplace: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Father's name: James Minot
Mother's name: Rebecca
Recording place: Merrimack, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Film number: 1001019
Digital GS number: 4244264
Image number: 04420
Collection: New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900
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1753 Birth
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1770 Marriage / PartnerRebecca MINOT and Isaac NEWTON 10 January 1770, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
She was 16 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildRebecca NEWTON was born 2 May 1771, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 17 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildIsaac NEWTON was born 13 October 1772, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 19 years old.
1777 Birth of ChildEunice NEWTON was born 5 November 1777, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 24 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildSarah NEWTON was born 20 November 1779, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 26 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildJames NEWTON was born 20 June 1784, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 30 years old.
1787 Birth of ChildJohn NEWTON was born 24 February 1787, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 33 years old.
1789 Birth of ChildBetsy NEWTON was born 23 December 1789, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 36 years old.
1792 Birth of ChildEnoch NEWTON was born 7 April 1792, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 38 years old.
1794 Death of ChildEnoch NEWTON died December 1794, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 41 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildEben NEWTON was born 16 October 1795, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 42 years old.
1796 Marriage of ChildEunice NEWTON married 10 January 1796, Goshen, Connecticut, USA to Heman OVIATT
1798 Birth of ChildMartha NEWTON was born 15 May 1798, Goshen, Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 44 years old.
1799 Marriage of ChildSarah NEWTON married 31 October 1799, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA to Nehemiah BURTON
1808 Death of ChildBetsy NEWTON died August 1808, , Connecticut, USA
Rebecca was 55 years old.
1810 Marriage of ChildJohn NEWTON married 11 November 1810, Goshen, Connecticut, USA to Laura Hooker THOMPSON
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1813 Death of ChildEunice NEWTON died 13 September 1813, Hudson, Ohio, USA
Rebecca was 60 years old.
1826 Marriage of ChildEben NEWTON married 29 April 1826, Canfield, Ohio, USA to Mary Sophia CHURCH
1832 Death of ChildMartha NEWTON died 10 March 1832, , Ohio, USA
Rebecca was 78 years old.
1833 Death 20 July 1833
Canfield, Ohio, USA
She died at the age of 80.
Rebecca is buried at: Canfield cemetery
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