Born in Hampden, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Isaac Webber
and Rachel (Walker) Webber
Sister of
Sally (Webber) Page, Betsey (Webber) Emerson, Mary (Webber) Cole, Eleazer Webber, Daniel Webber, Isaac Webber, Louisa (Webber) Knowles, Maria (Webber) Emerson and Lucy A (Webber) York
Wife of
Joshua Smith Knowles
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Betsey Smith (Knowles) Downs
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Descendant of Mayflower passengers William Brewster and Stephen Hopkins.
Rachel was born in 1801. She is the daughter of Isaac Webber and Rachel Walker.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VQ-XZS : 22 December 2020), Rachel Holmes in household of Jeremiah Holmes, Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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~1.56%
Charles Webber
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