Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Waterman
and Martha (Cushman) Waterman
Sister of
Abigail Waterman I, James Waterman, Abigail Waterman II, Susanna (Waterman) Perkins, Martha (Waterman) Bosworth and Robert Waterman
Wife of
Ephraim Briggs
— married
5 Apr 1768 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 90
in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Feb 2016
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Biography
In 1763, her mother Martha was appointed her guardian.[1]
Married Rev. Ephraim Briggs April 5, 1768
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-35L : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1760-1767 vol 17-18 > image 333 of 419; State Archives, Boston.
- Briggs, Mary Balch We and Our Kinsfolk. Ephraim and Rebekah Waterman Briggs (Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1887), Link
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 October 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Waterman Briggs (1751–23 May 1841), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67878423, citing Sturtevant Cemetery, Halifax, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Chip5610 (contributor 46997557) .
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