Mehitable Elisabeth Stearns

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     Mehitable Elisabeth was born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Samuel & Mary [Brown] Stearns. Mehitable Elisabeth married 2nd William Snowden, son of William Snowden and Rachel Woodward, on 19 March 1738 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at the First Church. They were married by the Rev. Thomas Foxcroft.1,2 William and Elizabeth had children: William [11/02/1724], Richard [10/08/1727],
Elizabeth [7/20/1730] & Lydia [8/16/1733].3,4

Family

William Snowden b. 26 Mar 1700

Citations

  1. [S1172] Marriages of Rev. Thomas Foxcroft, page 251 -Mar. 19, 1738 Wm. Snowden & Mehitable Stearns, b. of B.
  2. [S1209] Tober J. Dunkle & Ann S. Lainhart, Records of the Churches of Boston, page 397 - May 19, 1738 - William Snowden & Mehitable Stearns b. of Boston [Records First Church in Boston].
  3. [S1216] Thomas Hooper, Notes & Queries: Samuel Greenleaf Bible Record, page 210 - Mehitable Snoden Daughter of Mr. William & Mr.Mehitable Snodon Born December the 5 1763[45]
    Samuel Greenleaf and Mehitable Snoden married by Doctor Charles Chauncy Nov. 17, 1763.
         Mehitable Greenleaf Born July 5, 1764;Martha Greenleaf Born May 23, 1766; Samuel Greenleaf Born July 26, 1768; Mary Snodin Greenleaf Born Aug 11, 1770
    [Note: This appears to show that Mehitable & Elizabeth are one & the same. - klm].
  4. [S1211] Boston, Ma.: Births 1700-1800 [online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.]: page 321 - Records of the 1st Church of Boston - July 13, 1740 - William, son of William & Elisabeth Snowden
    page 232 - Records of the 1st Church of Boston - June 6, 1742 - John, son of William & Elisabeth Snowden
    page 327 - Records of the 1st Church of Boston - December 8, 1745 - Mehitable, daughter of William & Eli2abeth snowden.