Rebecca (Brewster) Humphrey (1779 - 1871)

Born 3 Feb 1779 in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Nov 1871 at age 92 in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States

Biography

• When Rebecca Brewster was born on 3 February 1779, in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Simon Brewster Jr., was 27 and her mother, Mehitable Belcher, was 25. She married John Humphrey on 18 September 1814, in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 12 November 1871, in Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. ^[1]

She is the daughter of Simon Brewster and Mehitabel Belcher.

Marriage: 18 September 1814 Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States ^[2] John Humphrey 1786–1867 Rebecca Brewster 1779–1871

Children Rebecca Brewster and John Humphrey (4)

1. Henry Brewster Humphrey 1815–1902
2. Rev John Pinkerton Humphrey 1817–1889
3. Samuel Fisher Humphrey 1818–1826
4. Simon James Humphrey 1820–1906

Sources

1. ↑ Rebecca Brewster Humphrey Find A Grave: Memorial #30673112
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XK-MVN2 : 14 April 2022), Rebecca Brewster, ; citing Marriage, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143430.

Rebecca Brewster https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCBW-9L2

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWZ2-QM6 : 22 December 2020), Rebecca Humphrey in household of John Humphrey, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7W2-P9B : 18 February 2021), Rebecca Humphrey in entry for John Humphrey, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RQ-MWK : 29 May 2021), Rebecca Humphrey in entry for John P Humphrey, 1870.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-CKYC : 16 December 2020), Rebecca Brewster Humphrey, ; Burial, East Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States of America, Forest Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 30673112, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Wilfred Vasile, firsthand knowledge. Entered by Wilfred Vasile, Oct 6, 2012