Rachel (Cowles) Langdon (1685 - 1751)

Born 5 Feb 1685 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Root Langdon II — married 24 Dec 1713 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1751 at age 66 in Southington, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Rachel was born in 1685. She died in 1751 at the age of 66.

Parents: Samuel Cowles 1662 - 1748 and Rachel (Porter) Cowles 1658 - 1743

Spouse: Joseph Root Langdon II 1688 - 1749. They were married 12/24/1713 in Farmington, Connecticut. Per Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Findagrave #155843680

Children:

1. Thomas Langdon 1714 - 1783

• Married Abigail Richards 1722 - 1802
• Findagrave #85282619

2. Mary Langdon 1716 - 1765

• Married Capt. Samuel Cogswell 1713 - 1790

3. Joseph Langdon III 1718 - 1787

• Married Sarah Longwell 1722 -

4. Giles Langdon 1720 - 1777

• Married Ruth Andrews 1720 - 1816
• Findagrave #127443916

5. Rachel Langdon 1725 - 1770

• Married Capt. Daniel Sloper 1726 - 1789

6. Capt. Daniel Langdon I 1728 - 1812 (Rev. War)

• Married Phebe Clark 1737 - 1822
• Findagrave #68197671

Sources

• Rachel's Findagrave page lists and has links to her parents, siblings, spouse, 3 children. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155843665/rachel-langdon

• Rachel (Cowles) Langdon: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LBYD-SF7

• Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920: Rachel Cowles. Father: Samuel Cowles. Baptism date: 6/1/1690 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut.

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889 - 1970. Rachel Lankton. SAR Membership #5533. Role: Ancestor. App. date: 6/15/1891. Spouse: Joseph Lankton. Children: Daniel Lankton. and a second one with the SAR Membership #39764. Role: Ancestor. Rachel Coles Langdon. App. date: 2/10/1925. Spouse: Joseph Langdon. Children: Daniel Langdon.

• Find A Grave Index: Rachel Langdon. Birthdate/place: 2/5/1685 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut. Deathdate: 3/11/1751 in Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Spouse: Joseph Langdon. Children: Giles Langdon.

• Genealogy of the Cowles Family in America. Compiled by Colonel Calvin Duvall Cowles, U.S. Army, Retired. Historian of the Cowles Family Association. The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co. New Haven, Connecticut. 1929. 1542 pages. Page 38 lists Rachel (b. 1690) and her siblings as children of Samuel and Rachel (Porter) Cowles. All born at Farmington, Connecticut. Page 53 - 54 lists her marriage to Joseph, his parents, their children and who they married with dates: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcowle00cowl/page/n101/mode/2up?view=theater