Rebecca (Waterous) Blakeslee (1765 - 1861)

Born 18 Mar 1765 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Samuel Blakeslee — married 11 Dec 1814 in Avon, Livingston, New York, United States

Died 10 Dec 1861 at age 96 in Avon, Livingston, New York, United States

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Biography

Rebecca Waterous (Waterhouse) was born in 1765.^[1] According to Col. Samuel's autobiographical sketch, Rebecca was the widow of Joseph Pearson/Pierson. After his death, she married Col. Samuel Blakeslee December 11, 1814 in Avon, New York.^[2] She died in 1861 and was buried in Avon, New York.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WS-V5Q : 7 January 2020), Rebekah Waterous, 1765.
2. ↑ Blakeslee, Samuel "Narrative of Colonel Samuel Blakeslee, A Defender of Buffalo in the War of 1812" Publications of the Buffalo Historical Society, Volume 8. Reference pages 432.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-LR8B : 4 August 2020), Rebecca Waterous Pearson Blakeslee, ; Burial, East Avon, Livingston, New York, United States of America, East Avon Cemetery; citing record ID 140114342, Find a Grave