Rachel (Poulter) Brown (1670 - 1741)

Born 14 Mar 1670 in Billerica, Middlesex, MA

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Brown — married [date unknown] in Sudbury, MA

Descendants

Died 1741 at about age 70 in Massachusetts

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Biography

Rachel (Poulter) Brown was born on 14 Mar 1670 in Billerica, Middlesex, MA, daughter of John Poulter (~1635 - 1676) and Rachel (Eliot) Whitmore (1643 - 1723).^{[1] [2]}

Her siblings were:

1. Mary (Poulter) Powers (1665 - 1745)
2. Jonathan Poulter (1668 - 1708)
3. Abigail (Whitmore) Elder (1678 - )
4. Francis Whitmore (1678 - 1771)
5. John Whitmore (1683 - 1753)

Rachel married Thomas Brown (1667 - 1739) in Sudbury, MA. Their children were:

1. Rachell Brown (1692 - 1692)
2. Mary (Brown) Flint (1693 - 1766)
3. John Brown (1694 - 1750)
4. Rachel Brown (1696 - 1781)
5. Jonathan Brown (1698 - 1745)
6. Thomas Brown (1700 - 1700)
7. Hannah Brown (1702 - )
8. Abigail (Brown) Davis (1704 - 1753)
9. Dinah (Brown) Jefts (1706 - 1764)
10. Thomas Brown II (1707 - 1767)
11. Mercy Brown (1710 - 1737)
12. Lydia Brown (~1712 - ).

Rachel died in 1741 in Massachusetts aged ~71.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850"
   Ancestry Record 4094 #207920 (accessed 19 January 2023)
   Rachel Poulter born on 14 Mar 1670 in Billerica.
2. ↑ Birth: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: The ancestors and descendants of Luke Rogers and Sarah Wright Brown
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #1772066 (accessed 19 January 2023)
   Rachel Poulter born on 14 Mar 1671, daughter of John Poulter & Rachel Eliot.

Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288; Roll: 57
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #11782148 (accessed 19 January 2023)
Name: Rachel Brown; Gender: Female; Filing Date: 7 Jul 1890; Filing Place: New York and Ohio; Relation to Head: Widow; Spouse: Thomas H Brown.

Footnotes

Acknowledgements

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