Rebecca (Wrigley) France (1712 - 1797)

Born 1712 in Golcar Edge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of Joshua France — married 26 May 1737 in St Peter, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 1797 at about age 85 in Shaw Field, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Rebecca was born at Golcar Edge, Huddersfield and baptised^[1] at Slaithwaite, Yorkshire in 1712. She was the daughter of John Wrigley and Martha Crowther. Rebecca was married to Joshua France in 1737 at Huddersfield, Yorkshire^[2] and they had nine children, including five daughters, with one girl dying in early childhood. There first child was born at Fallingwood, Slaithwaite but the remaining children were all born at Shaw Field, Slaithwaite. Joshua died there in 1782 and was buried at Slaithwaite. Rebecca also died at Shaw Field in 1797 and she too was buried at Slaithwaite^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFW1-QXD : 4 February 2023), Rebekah Wrigley, 1712
2. ↑ Marriage: "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68ZZ-HNCX : Thu Nov 30 08:44:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebekah Weigley and Joshua France, 26 May 1737 [original record actually reads as Wrigley]
3. ↑ Burial: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZQ4-VJR : Wed Nov 22 11:08:50 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebecca France, 19 Dec 1797