Born about in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Joshua Fletcher
and Dorothy (Heald) Fletcher
Sister of
Joshua Fletcher, Sarah Fletcher, Elizabeth (Fletcher) Blogett, Hannah (Fletcher) Barron, Esther Fletcher, Ephraim Fletcher Sr, Gershom Fletcher, Zachariah Fletcher, Sarah (Fletcher) Parker and Eunice (Fletcher) Fassett
Wife of
Aaron Parker Jr.
— married
20 Apr 1738 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
Peter Reed
— married
24 Sep 1772 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Aaron Parker III, Joshua Parker, Dorothy (Parker) Hildreth, Mary (Parker) Boynton, Abigail (Parker) Hildreth, Sarah (Parker) Dutton, Ebenezer Parker, Deborah (Parker) Fletcher, Isaiah Parker and David Parker
Died after
after about age 56
in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 25 Apr 2013
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Biography
Dorothy Fletcher was born on March 17, 1716 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. She was the daughter of Joshua Fletcher and Dorothy (Heald( Fletcher.[1] She married Aaron Parker on April 20 1738, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bay. Together, they had eleven children.[2] Aaron Parker passed away in 1762. Several of their sons were assigned leadership positions in the Revolutionary War. Next, Dorothy married Peter (Read) Reed on September 24, 1772, in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. Together, they had no children. She passed away after 1773 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Birth - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: 6 November 2017, Joshua Fletcher in entry for Dorothy Fletcher, 17 Mar 1715; citing Birth, Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,395.
- ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1715; Birth city: Westford; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 17 March 1715 Birth place: Westford, MA Marriage date: 20 April 1738 Marriage place: Westford, Middlesex, MA
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94962590/dorothy-read
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Dorothy:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dorothy by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Dorothy:
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~0.78%
Tom Goss
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member FowlerGoss
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~0.78%
Gretchen (Hoyt) McDevitt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T151041 [compare], FTDNA kit #446145
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~0.39%
George Matthews :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Andrea Hajducko :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AGH1957
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~0.39%
Margie Stellmon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A192570 [compare], Ancestry member stellie
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~0.39%
Steve Curry :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #838575
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