Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Aston
— married
21 Mar 1769 (to 26 Apr 1801) in Broseley, Shropshire, England
Descendants 
Died
in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
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Biography
Marriage Record
Two marriage records show that Samuel Aston and Rachel Armstrong were married in Broseley, Shropshire, on 21 March 1769.[1][2]
Children
For discussion of the many children she had with Samuel Aston/Astons, see his entry Samuel Aston .
Gravestone
There is a gravestone in St. Tydfil's Church Cemetery in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales that is shared by Rachel and Samuel.[3] The inscription on the stone reads as follows:
- IN
- memory of RACHEL the Wife
- of SAMUEL ASTON who died
- april the 26 :1801: aged 48
- Years
- Also of the above named
- SAMUEL ASTON
- who died April 24th 1820 aged 74 Y
Sources
- ↑ Marriage Banns. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS/SHROP/MAR/X/45379/1
- ↑ Marriage record. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS/SHROP/MAR/41081/1
- ↑ Findagrave entry for Samuel Aston. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159751661/samuel-aston
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