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Rebecca (Estey) Puffer (bef. 1708 - 1777)

Rebecca (Rebeckah) Puffer formerly Estey aka Tucker
Born before in Topsfield, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 12 Nov 1729 in Stoughton, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Wife of — married before 1743 in Stoughton, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Mother of , , , and
Died after age 68 in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

BIRTH
Rebeckah "Esty" aka Estey was baptized the 8th August 1708 at Topsfield, Essex Massachusetts the daughter of Isaac Esty, Jun. [1] and wife Abigail (Kimball) Esty. [2]

MARRIAGES and CHILDREN
Rebecca "Estey" married 1st Preserved Tucker of Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts on the 12th November 1729 at Stoughton.[3] [2] Rebecka and Preserved Tucker had the following known children before his early death:

  1. Judith Tucker, b. 11 Oct 1730, Stoughton [4]
  2. Uriah Tucker, b. 4 Aug 1733, Stoughton [5]
  3. Joseph Tucker, b. 20 May 1736, Easton, Bristol, Mass.[6]
  4. Preserved Tucker (Jun.), b. 24 Apr 1739, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts [7]

Husband Preserved Tucker passed away before 1743 at Stoughton and Rebeckah married 2nd Matthias Puffer [8] of Stoughton. [2] Rebeckah and Matthias Tucker had the following known children:

  1. Matthias Puffer (Jun.), b. 8 Mar 1743, Stoughton [9]
  2. Mary Puffer, bap. 11 Mar 1744, Sharon, Suffolk, Mass.[10]
  3. Rebeckah Puffer, b. abt 1745, Sharon [11] ; Caution: She shouldn't be confused with the Rebeckah Puffer b. 18 Nov 1741, Wrentham, Suffolk, Mass. to William & Rebeckah Puffer of Wrentham.
  4. Abigail Puffer, bap. 3 Apr 1748, Sharon [12] ; Caution: She shouldn't be confused with the Abigail Puffer b. 26 Apr 1739, Stoughton, Suffolk, Mass. to parents John & Abigail Puffer.
  5. Isaac Puffer, bap. 15 Jul 1750, Sharon [13] ; Revolutionary War Soldier, Caution: There appear to be several Isaac Puffer's who have overlapping enlistments.
  6. Benjamin Puffer, bap. 9 Sep 1753, Sharon [14]

DEATH
"Mrs. Rebeckah Puffer, wife of Matthias, passed away on the 2nd February 1777 at Sharon Township, Massachusetts." [15] [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6N-LQ5 : 15 January 2020), Rebecka Esty, bap 8 Aug 1708, Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts daughter of Isaac Estey.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Isaac Esty of Topsfield [Massachusetts] and some of his Descendants" p.7. By Gay Esty Bangs. Reprinted "Historical Collections of the Essex Institute, 1900-04: Vol. 36: Issue 2. p.134-5 [Rebecca's birth and 2 marriages]. Accessed 3 Apr 2024. Source tect quoted verbatim. https://archive.org/details/sim_peabody-essex-museum-collections_1900-04_36_2/page/129/mode/1up
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch online image from Topsfield Vital Records, p.143. (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHTT-4WP : 28 December 2022), Rebecca Estey in mariage entry for Preserirt Tucker, 12 Nov 1729, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSX-8ZD : 5 January 2021), Rebeckah & Preserved Tucker, parents, in entry for Judith Tucker, b. 11 Oct 1730.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-59MG : Sun Mar 10 11:55:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Uriah Tucker, born 4 Aug 1733, Stoughton, and parents Preserved & Rebecka Tucker.
  6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" online db FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-P1JR : Thu Mar 07 13:21:30 UTC 2024), Birth entry for Joseph Tucker, 20 May 1736, Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts and parents Preserved & Rebeckah Tucker.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSV-STT : 5 January 2021), Rebeckah & Preserved Tucker, parents, in entry for Preserved Tucker, born 24 Apr 1739, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" "Sharon, Massachusetts Births, Marriages & Deaths, 1764-1848" Vol. 1: 121. reprinted (online db) FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-T9K6 : Sun Mar 10 01:57:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Rebeckah Puffer wife of Matthias Puffer, 22 February 1777, Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZSK-RFR : 5 January 2021), Rebeckah & Matthias Puffer, parents in entry for Matthias Puffer, born 8 March 1743, Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZ6-2VX : 15 January 2020), Mary Puffer, bap. 11 Mar 1744, Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts for Matthias Puffer.
  11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZX-MXH : 15 January 2020), Rebeccah Puffer, bap. 1745, Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts for father Matthias Puffer.
  12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZ6-G8D : 15 January 2020), Abigail Puffer, bap. 3 Apr 1748, Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts for father Matthias Puffer.
  13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZJ-DZN : 15 January 2020), Isaac Puffer, bap. 15 Jul 1750, Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts for father Matthias Puffer.
  14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZJ-F2T : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Puffer, bap. 9 Sep 1753, Sharon, Suffolk, Massachusetts for father Matthias Puffer.
  15. ↑ Holbrook, Jay Mack, comp. "Massachusetts Vital Records, Sharon Township, 1727-1900" See 19th line item down from top of right page. Oxford, Massachusetts, USA: Holbrook Research Institute, 1992. Reprinted ($ online db) "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988" Provo, UT., USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed 3 Apr 2014 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image

Acknowledgements

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