Rachel (Brown) Phelps (1704 - 1776)

Born 21 Nov 1704 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Phelps — married 1731 in Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1776 at about age 71 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Rachel was the daughter of Cornelius & Abigail (Barber) Brown

She married Benjamin Phelps, son of William & Thankful (Edwards) Phelps, on 24 Jun 1731 at Windsor, Hartford, CT - parents of Benjamin II, Bildad, Rachel, Noble, Sarah & Friend Phelps

She is buried at Under Mountain Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield, CT

Sources

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34589604
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP4Z-B6VT : 21 September 2019), Rachell Brown, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272222.
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XN-72T2 : 21 September 2019), Rachell Brown, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272223.
• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP71-YK9X : 21 September 2019), Rachel Brown, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272223.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74D-YFD : 11 February 2018), Rachel in entry for Benjamin Phelps, 12 Nov 1732; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74D-YRM : 11 February 2018), Rachel in entry for Bildad Phelps, 17 Jul 1734; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WW-MVW : 11 February 2018), Rachel in entry for Rachel Phelps, 06 Nov 1736; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F726-9HQ : 9 February 2018), Rachel Phelps, 30 Aug 1776; citing Connecticut, reference p 56; FHL microfilm 3,326.
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7XP-86J : 9 February 2018), Rachel Phelps, 30 Aug 1776; citing Connecticut, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,184.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKS-GVS9 : 12 March 2019), null, ; Burial, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Under Mountain Cemetery; citing record ID 34589604, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/13747/dvm_GenMono000370-00113-0?pid=196&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26dbid%3D13747%26h%3D196%26tid%3D%26pid%3D%26usePUB%3Dtrue%26_phsrc%3DPtI43%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=PtI43&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true
• Wilson, Lillian May. Barber Genealogy (Nichols Print., Haverhill, Mass., 1909) Page 47.