Rebecca
Braithwaite
formerly Dennis
Born in England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Braithwaite
— married
1843 in Ohio
Mother of
John Braithwaite, Joseph Edward Braithwaite, Henry William Braithwaite and Sarah Braithwaite
Died
at age 84
in Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Mar 2015
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Biography
Rebecca was born in 1820 in England, to parents unknown at this time. She immigrated in 1842.[1] She married William Braithwaite.[citation needed] They had four children: three sons and a daughter.
The Braithwait family lived in Russia Township, Lorain, Ohio, when the 1870 census was taken. The family consisted of William (49), Rebecca (50), John (20), Joseph (12), Henry (9), and Sarah (7).
She passed away in 1904 in Ohio.
Research note
- Found two records on FamilySearch with her birth surname as Dennis
Sources
- ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Russia, Lorain, Ohio; Roll: 1294; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0090; FHL microfilm: 1241295
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #50856531 (accessed 29 March 2022)
Rebecca Braithwaite (80), widowed head of household in Russia, Lorain, Ohio. Born in England.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LM-WJ2 : 29 May 2021), William Braithwait, 1870.
- "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPSY-VS4 : 23 February 2021), Rebecca Dennis in entry for Henry William Braithwaite, 1936.
- "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZY1-4X1 : 8 March 2021), Rebecca Dennus in entry for Joseph Edward Braithwaite, 25 Dec 1943; citing Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, reference fn 77953; FHL microfilm 2,024,186.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48518115/rebecca-braithwaite : accessed 29 March 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Dennis Braithwaite (Apr 1820–24 Dec 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #48518115, citing Westwood Cemetery, Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by KeepsakeQuilter (contributor 47153586).
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