Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Rachel  PORTER

  (b. 26 December 1658 Farmington, New Haven Colony   d. 4 October 1743 Berlin, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Rachel PORTER was born 26 December 1658 in Farmington, New Haven Colony

Rachel PORTER was the child of Thomas PORTER   and   Sarah HART

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Rachel  married  Samuel COWLES 12 May 1685 in Farmington, Connecticut Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel COWLES  was born 17 March 1662 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville).  Samuel died 14 October 1748 in Berlin, Connecticut, USA (Kensington).  Samuel was the child of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY.

Rachel PORTER died 4 October 1743 in Berlin, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Rachel PORTER married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Samuel COWLES-- Date: 12 May 1685 Place: Farmington, Connecticut Colony
Samuel COWLES was the child of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY




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birth1658 Birth
26 December 1658
Farmington, New Haven Colony
marriage1685 Marriage / Partner
Rachel PORTER and Samuel COWLES 12 May 1685, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

She was 26 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Samuel COWLES was born 16 May 1692, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville)

Rachel was 33 years old.
marriage1716 Marriage of Child
Samuel COWLES married 28 November 1716, Farmington, Connecticut, USA (Unionville) to Sarah WADSWORTH
death1743 Death
4 October 1743
Berlin, Crown Colony of Connecticut

She died at the age of 84.

Rachel is buried at: Christian Lane Cemetery Kensington Hartford County Connecticut, USA Plot: UNMARKED GRAVE
Added: 9/6/2016 7:18:30 AM - Updated: 9/25/2017 8:53:17 AM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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