Born in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Sanford
and Sarah (Meeker) Sanford
Sister of
Daniel Sanford, Seth Sanford, Mary Sanford, David Sanford, Abigail (Sanford) Hawley, Samuel Sanford Jr, Sarah Sanford, Esther Sanford, Ezra Sanford, Alla (Sandford) Rickey and Peter Sanford
Wife of
John Jacob Rickey
— married
about 1770 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Rickey and Jacob Rickey
Died
at age 25
in Wyoming, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Rachael was born in 1753. She was one a nearly 200 civilians casualties in the Wyoming Valley massacre that occurred near present day Pittston & Wyoming, Luzerne County, PA on July 3,1778.
Parents
- Samuel Sanford
- Sarah Meeker
Spouse
- John Jacob Rickey married 1770
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121478639/rachel-rickey. Burial Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- https://www.geni.com/people/Rachael-Sanford/6000000001013147152
- Citing this Record - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:36FW-LZD : accessed 2017-11-22), entry for Rachael /Sanford/.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:36FW-LZD
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Vol. 2, Part 7, Page 810.
- Sanford, "Rachel, b. 2, bapt. 25 Feb. 1753, d. 19 Aug. 1829; adm'n granted, 24 Aug. 1829, to Lemuel Sanford"
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachael 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 Rachael:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachael 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 Rachael:
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~0.39%
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[Living Emmons]
Sanford-5384 and Sanford-3137 appear to represent the same person because: same parents and spouse
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