Mary Willett

F, b. 10 November 1637, d. 24 June 1712
FatherHonorable Thomas Willett b. c 1608, d. 4 Aug 1674
MotherMary Browne b. c 1614, d. 8 Jan 1669
     Mary was born on Tuesday, 10 November 1637 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Mary married Rev. Samuel Hooker on 22 September 1658 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Mary's husband, Samuel, died on 6 November 1697 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow. Mary married 2nd Reverend Thomas Buckingham on 10 August 1703. Mary's husband, Thomas, died on 1 April 1709 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow.1 Mary departed this life on Friday, 24 June 1712 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. She was buried at Fairfield County, Connecticut, in the Little Burying Ground at East Norwalk. Her tombstone inscription reads: "Here line the body of Mrs. Mary Buckingham, aged 77 years Died June ye 24 1712". This was a small blue slate stone.2

Family 1

Rev. Samuel Hooker b. 1633, d. 6 Nov 1697

Family 2

Reverend Thomas Buckingham b. 1635, d. 1 Apr 1709

Citations

  1. [S1305] U.S. Navy Commander Edward Hooker, Mrs. Mary Buckingham, page 74 - He was age 74 years when he died.
  2. [S1305] U.S. Navy Commander Edward Hooker, Mrs. Mary Buckingham, page 74.