Rebecca (Bliss) Lathrop (1663 - 1737)

Born 18 Nov 1663 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Israel Lathrop — married 8 Apr 1686 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1737 at age 73 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

ISRAEL... married April 8, 1686, Rebecca Bliss, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Bliss, who went from Saybrook to Norwich. Her grandfather was Thomas Bliss, Sen., of Hartford. They settled in Norwich.^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 18 MAR 1663

Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Marriage

Husband: Israel Lathrop

Wife: Rebecca Bliss

Marriage 8 APR 1686 Norwich, New London, CT

Death

Death:

Date: 22 AUG 1737

Place: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA

Buried Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA^[2]

Inscription
Here lyeth interred the Body of
Mrs REBEKAH LOTHRUP
The Beloved Wife & Comfort of
Mr ISRAEL LOTHRUP
She was the loving Mother of
Many children & after she had
Secured her Generation by the Will of
GOD fell asleep August the 22nd
1737 in the 74th year of her Age
MEMENTO MORI MORS VINCET OMNIA^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Huntington, Rev. Elijah B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this country, Embracing the Descendants, as far as known, of the Rev. John Lothropp, of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop, of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass. And the First Generation of Descendants of Other Names (Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1884), page 40
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 September 2020), memorial page for Rebeckah Bliss Lothrop (18 Mar 1663–22 Aug 1737), Find A Grave: Memorial #36084757, citing Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Shari (contributor 46906853) .
3. ↑ Porter, George S., Inscriptions from Gravestones in the Old Burying Ground, Norwich Town, Connecticut, The Bulletin Press, Norwich, CT, 1933, p.72.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014 Rebeckah Bliss, Mar 1663; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," , FamilySearch : 3 December 2014 Rebekah Lothrup, 22 Aug 1737; citing Connecticut, reference 621; FHL microfilm 3,357.

Trees

• Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26914960&pid=1974446122