Rebecca (Lapham) Smith (1757)

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Smith — married 1 Jan 1775 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Wife of Elisha Brown — married 25 Mar 1784 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Rebecca Lapham was born in 1757 the daughter of Solomon and Sylvia (Lapham) Lapham. She married (1) Benjamin Smith Jr. in Glocester MA on 1 Jan 1775, Benjamin was the son of Benjamin and Mary Winsor Smith, he died 27 Dec 1781, Rebecca married (2) Elisha Brown 25 Mar 1784 in Glocester MA. He was the son of David Brown of Pomfret, Conn.

Rebecca and Benjamin had one child: Artemus Smith.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Laphams in America" compiled and written by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge Victor NY 1932-1953

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• "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-B9B : accessed 27 July 2018), Benjamin Smith Jr. and Rebecca Lapham, 01 Jan 1775; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 125.
• "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-YZ7 : accessed 27 July 2018), Elisha Brown and Rebekah Smith, 25 Mar 1784; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, town halls, Rhode Island, and Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence; FHL microfilm 107.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sheldon Sickler for creating WikiTree profile Lapham-237 through the import of Sickler Family Tree(2).ged on Nov 5, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sheldon and others.

Thank you to Kitty Smith for creating WikiTree profile Lapham-214 through the import of Group1 & 18.ged on Apr 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.