Hannah (Rust) Preston (abt. 1805 - 1827)

Born about 1805 in Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of Benjamin Preston — married 1 Dec 1825 (to 2 Sep 1827) in Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 2 Sep 1827 at about age 22 in Hamilton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Hannah Rust was born Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts, about 1805 (she was about 22 years old when she died). Her parentage is either unknown or unconfirmed.

Hannah married at Hamilton, 1 December 1825, Benjamin Preston of Beverly, Essex County.^[1] He was born Beverly, 1 December 1799, the son of Benjamin and Abigail (Knowlton) Preston.^[2]

Hannah (Rust) Preston died^[3] at Hamilton, 2 September 1827, then about age 22.^[4]

Family

Benjamin and Hanna (Rust) Preston were the parents of at least one child,^[5]

1. Franklin Preston, born Hamilton,^[6] 12 November 1826;^[7] died Beverly, 26 December 1836.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Preston-Rust marriage record, Vital Records of Hamilton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1908), 70; digital images, Hathi Trust; he is Benja[min], jr., of Beverly."
2. ↑ Preston-Rust marriage intention, Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906-7), 2:249; digital images, Hathi Trust; he is "Benjamin, jr., she is "Hannah Rust of Hamilton."
3. ↑ Ellen Scheffler, "Benjamin Preston Bible [(Boston: C. Ewer and T. Bedlington, 1824)]." Query at GenForum/Preston, 23 November 2002; web content, GenForum; second entry, "Hannah ... died on Sept. 2, 1827." age about 22 years.
4. ↑ Hannah Preston death record, citing "P.R. 1 [Record of Hamilton vital statistics kept by Lovering, now in possession of Congregational Church]" and "C. R. [Congregational Church records]," Vital Records of Hamilton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1908), 103; digital images, Hathi Trust; she is "Mrs. [Hannah Preston], w. of Benjamin, and "age abt 22 y."
5. ↑ Ellen Scheffler, "Benjamin Preston Bible [(Boston: C. Ewer and T. Bedlington, 1824)]." Query at GenForum/Preston, 23 November 2002; web content, GenForum. Notated as "The Property of Benjamin Preston, Beverly. Bought in the year of our Lord 1825.
6. ↑ Benjamin Preston family in Bevery Town Records, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Towns Records, 1579-2001," images, FamilySearch (image 387 of 589), for family of Benjamin Preston and Hannah Rust; entry for their son Franklin.
7. ↑ Franklin Preston birth record, Vital Records of Hamilton, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1908), 30; digital images, Hathi Trust; he is "______, s. Benjamin, Nov. 12 1826."
8. ↑ Franklin Preston death record, Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906-7), 2:522; digital images, Hathi Trust.