Born in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alpheus Newton
and Elizabeth (Clafflin) Newton
Sister of
Elizabeth (Newton) Adams, Lucy (Newton) Wells, Susannah (Newton) Claflin, Bathsheba Newton, Hannah Newton, Sarah (Newton) Baker, Alpheus Newton Jr., Agur Newton, Sylvanus Newton, Lydia Newton, Prudence (Newton) Day, Abigail (Newton) Richmond and Walter Newton Sr.
Wife of
Joel Wheeler
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Rebecca was born 27 Sep 1755 in Westborough, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Alpheus Newton and Elizabeth Clafflin.[1]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4GQ-YVW : 6 November 2017), Record Newton, 27 Sep 1755; citing Birth, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 758,488.
See also:
- Sheldon, George. History of Deerfield, Massachusetts: The Times When and the People by Whom It Was Settled, Unsettled and Resettled ; with a Special Study of the Indian Wars in the Connecticut Valley ; with Genealogies. Deerfield, Mass: Verlag nicht ermittelbar, 1896. Page 248.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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~0.78%
Elvina (Meyer) Hiatt
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M503100 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member hiattel
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Frances (Peasley) Robinson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member franceslee37
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch TS6911981 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Ginger (Peasley) West :
23andMe
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Hilary Clark
Newton-2918 and Newton-1756 appear to represent the same person because: Same dob same spouse
posted
by Hilary Clark
Rejected matches › Rebecca (Newton) Trammell (abt.1795-aft.1860)
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