Mary (Rowe) Day (1673 - abt. 1741)

Born 5 Feb 1673 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ezekiel Day — married 27 Jan 1689 in Gloucester, MA

Descendants

Died about 1741 at about age 67 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Mary Rowe was born 5 Feb 1673 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, daughter of Hugh and Rachel Rowe.^[1]

She married Ezekiel Day 27 Jan 1690 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts^[2]

She may have died in 1741, although her death (as Mary Day) is not recorded in the Gloucester Town records.^[3][4]

Sources

• Births, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts.: Essex Institute, 1917), Vol 1, p. 596.

• Marriages, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts.: Essex Institute, 1917), Vol 2 p. 169

• Person:Mary Rowe (53), WeRelate.org

Text References

1. ↑ Births, Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts"
2. ↑ Marriages, Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts"
3. ↑ Day, John Alphonso. The descendants of Anthony Day of Gloucester, Mass., 1645. (Albany, N.Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1989), p 2
4. ↑ Research in land records might help to confirm Mary's death date. She was named administrator of husband's estate, and according to his will she was granted one-third of his personal estate forever and one-third of his real estate during lifetime ("Excepting the shares that the said Widow hath bought & purchased with [torn] as [ ] deed of conveyance bearing date [ ] of august 1697"). Ezekiel's estate was divided into thirds on 11 April 1722