Rebecca North

     Rebecca was born in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. She was christened there on 31 December 1693 in First Church of Christ.¹ Rebecca married Joseph Phelps Jr. on 27 January 1713 in Hartford County, Connecticut. Joseph & Rebecca had children: Hannah [5/28/1714-6/03/1714], Joseph [10/18/1716-5/14/1775][m. 1740 Deborah Harris], Hannah [6/07/1718-4/17/1790][m. 4/28 1736 Abel Forward], Elijah 5/11/`1720-4/14/1795] [m. Esther Kent], Ezekial [3/08/1723-10/04/1781][m. 1744 Elizabeth Gillette], Rebecca [1/22/1724-3/02/1761][m. 1744 Joel Harmon], Elizabeth [11/27/1726-10/17/1783][m. 1745 Moses Holcolm], Lydia [9/10/1728][m. Jacob Gillette], Abel [5/22/1730-1/05/1805][m. 4/02/1752 Mary Eno], Hezekia [11/18/1732-11/07/1793][m. Hannah Hayden] & Keziah [11/18/1732][m. James Harmon]. Rebecca died on Tuesday, 18 November 1732 in East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, from complications of child birth. She was buried at Simsbury in Simsbury Cemetery. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Here Lyeth the body of Rebekah Phelps wife of Joseph Phelps who died November 18 1732 in the 39th year of her age.²