Rebecca LAWTON

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15 December 1726 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

10 September 1805 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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John LAWTON Patience KIRBY

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Born: 15 December 1726 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John LAWTON

Mother: Patience KIRBY

Paternal grandparents: George LAWTON , Mary DENNIS

Maternal grandparents: Robert KIRBY , Rebecca POTTER

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Rebecca married David MILK 9 January 1745 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
David MILK was born 3 May 1720 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . David died abt. 1770 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . David was the child of Job MILK and Abigail DEVOL.

Rebecca LAWTON died 10 September 1805 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Rebecca LAWTON married

David MILK
Marriage date: 9 January 1745
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

David MILK was the child of Job MILK and Abigail DEVOL

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1745 LAWTON Rebeccah and David Milk, both of D., int. Jan. 4, 1745. [m. Jan. 9, 1745-6, B.C.M.] Marriage Dartmouth

Groom's Name: David Milk

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Bride's Name: Rebeccah Lawton

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Marriage Date: 04 Jan 1745

Marriage Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00794-1

Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

Source Film Number: 574885

Reference Number: 59

Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

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Children of David MILK and Rebecca LAWTON

Lemuel MILK

Born: abt. 1747, Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 18 January 1820, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary SISSON 17 December 1767 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Rhoda MILK

Born: abt. 1750, Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 August 1846, Washington, New York, USA

Married: George BROWNELL 12 July 1770 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Patience MILK

Born: 14 May 1753, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1794, Schaghticoke, New York, USA

Married: Jonathan DEUEL (DAVOL) (DEVOL) 9 June 1775 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Isabel MILK

Born: 14 May 1753, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 6 August 1846, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: John A GIFFORD 18 September 1777 Place: Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Elizabeth MILK

Born: abt. 1760, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Job MILK

Born: 22 February 1763, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1849, Hawleyton, Broome, New York, USA

Abigail MILK

Born: 28 September 1765, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 29 August 1837, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Benjamin BROWNELL 18 March 1784 Place: Westport, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Lydia MILK

Born: abt. 1767, Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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1726 Birth

1726 LAWTON Rebeckah, ch. John and Patience, 15th, 12 mo. 1726, C.R.3. Birth Dartmouth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Rebeckah Lawton
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Birth Date: 15 Feb 1726
birthPlace: DARTMOUTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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indexing project (batch) number: C50003-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 823562
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Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

1745 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca LAWTON and David MILK 9 January 1745, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 18 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Isabel MILK was born 14 May 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Rebecca was 26 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Patience MILK was born 14 May 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Rebecca was 26 years old.

1763 Birth of Child
Job MILK was born 22 February 1763, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Rebecca was 36 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Abigail MILK was born 28 September 1765, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Rebecca was 38 years old.

1767 Marriage of Child
Lemuel MILK married 17 December 1767, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Mary SISSON

1770 Marriage of Child
Rhoda MILK married 12 July 1770, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay to George BROWNELL

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1775 Marriage of Child
Patience MILK married 9 June 1775, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay to Jonathan DEUEL (DAVOL) (DEVOL)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Marriage of Child
Isabel MILK married 18 September 1777, Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to John A GIFFORD

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1784 Marriage of Child
Abigail MILK married 18 March 1784, Westport, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay to Benjamin BROWNELL

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Death

1805 MILK Rebecah, w. ____, 9th, 10 mo. 1805, C.R. Death Westport

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Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state