Born in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Hobbs
and Rhoda (Cummings) Hobbs
Sister of
David Hobbs Jr., Lucy (Hobbs) Kneeland, Nabby (Hobbs) Foster, Unnamed Infant Hobbs and George Hobbs
Wife of
John Kneeland
— married
24 Sep 1801 (to 23 Jun 1855) in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Levi Kneeland, John Kneeland, Noah Kneeland, Rhoda Kneeland, Aaron Kneeland, Daniel Kneeland, Lydia Kneeland, Almira N. Kneeland, Mary Elizabeth Kneeland and Harriet Woodbury Kneeland
Died
at age 90
in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2013
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Biography
Rhoda Hobbs, the daughter of David & Rhoda (Cummings) Hobbs, was born in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts on 11 Jun 1782.[1] She married there to John Kneeland on 24 September 1801.[2] Rhoda Kneeland died in the almshouse in Topsfield on 14 April, 1873, aged 90 years.[3]
Children, births recorded at Rowley:
- Levi, b. 17 Feb 1802, at Topsfield
- John, b. 30 Jun 1804, at Rowley
- Noah, b. 17 Oct 1806, at Topsfield
- Rhoda, b. 13 Sep 1808, at Ipswich
- Aaron, b. 08 Sep 1811, at Ipswich
- Daniel, b. 05 May 1814, at Ipswich
- Lydia, b. 30 Aug 1816, at Ipswich
- Almira, b. 13 Jan 1819, at Ipswich
- Mary Elizabeth, b. 02 Aug 1823, at Rowley
- Harriet Woodbury, b. 11 Jun 1826, at Rowley[4]
Sources
- ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903) Vol. 1:55.
- "Hobbs, Rhoda, d. David and Rhoda, June 11, 1782."
- ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 1:153.
- "Hobbs, Rhoda, and John Kneeland, Sept. 24, 1801."
- ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Topsfield, MA, to the End of the Year 1849, (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Hist. Soc., 1903), Vol. 2:211.
- "Kneeland, Rhoda, w. John, who d. years ago in Rowley, d. David and Rhoda (Cummings) Hobbs, old age, Apr. 14, 1873, a. 90 y. 10 m. 3 d. (Died at almshouse.)"
- ↑ Vital Records of Rowley, Massachusetts to 1850 p. 125.
- "Kneeland, Harriet Woodbury, d. John & Rhoda, June 11, 1826. T. C."
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