Rachel (Elwell) Woodward (abt. 1674 - bef. 1732)

Born about 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Haskell — married 19 Mar 1696 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Wife of Ezekiel Woodward — married 22 Jun 1722 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died before Apr 1732 before about age 58 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

The birth of Rachel Elwell was not recorded, however it is widely accepted that she was the daughter of John Elwell and Jane Durin, and was born about 1674 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Rachel married Sgt. Joseph Haskell on 19 Mar 1695/96 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachussetts.^[3][4][5] Joseph was the son of William Haskell II and Mary Browne.^[6][7]

The children of Rachel and Joseph Haskell were as follows:^[2][6][7]

• Rachel m.Riggs;
• Joseph;
• Abraham;
• Hannah m.Godfrey;
• Moses;
• Stephen;
• Andrew;
• Jeremiah.

Joseph Haskell died in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts on 11 Apr 1718.^[8] Rachel married Ezekiel Woodward on 22 Jun 1722 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts,^[2][5] at the Second Church.^[3]

Rachel's date of death is unknown, but her husband's 3rd marriage was recorded in Apr 1732.^[2][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Boston Evening Transcript, published 2 Jun 1915, page 34, #921.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Haskell Family Database. Online database accessed 18 Mar 2018.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Provo, UT, USA: Haskell marriage 19 Mar 1695 in Gloucester, MA. Woodward 22 Jun 1722 Gloucester, MA 2d church.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850," Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005, Provo, UT, USA: Marriage 19 Mar 1695 Gloucester.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ferris, Mary Walton, “Dawes-Gates Ancestral Lines: A Memorial Volume Containing the American Ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes.” Accessed May 26, 2018 on HathiTrust. Page 352.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Babson, John James, "Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester: Part First, Early Settlers, Volume 1." M.V.B. Perley; 1876, p.35. Accessed online 10 Jul 2018 on GoogleBooks.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Haskell, Ulysses G., "A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester MA" Historical Collections of the Essex Institute v.32, 1896, p.7.
8. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018. Deaths, page 165: "Haskell, Joseph Sergt., Apr. 11, 1718, a. abt. 45 y."