Rebecca was born to William and Fidelia [Smith] Schutt/Scott. Her first marriage was to Jared Race in 1804; they had five children before divorcing in 1825. She was married to Joseph Sparks [1785-1861] c. 1850, a marriage that seems not to have lasted. In a poem attributed to her she says:
'I've struggled with sorrows, felt earth's withering chill,
Drank deep of the cup, of its bitterest ill,
A second companion a traitor has been,
And childless I am, and widowed again...'
She was not really childless; her children were just not living near her. By 1865, she was living in the household of her daughter Fidelia Race Burch here in Canadice.
Ontario County Journal, (Canandaigua, New York), March 16, 1877
Canadice, N. Y. - Mrs. Rebecca Sparks departed this life at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Burch, on Friday morning, March 9th, aged ninety two years and eight months. The deceased had arrived at ripe old age, and had enjoyed comfortable health until the last year. For some time she had been nearly unconscious and finally fell asleep to wake no more. Mrs. Sparks was well-known here, having lived with her daughter sixteen years, and none knew her but to respect and love her. In early life, she manifested an interest in Christ and has striven to live an humble and consistent christian ever since. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of people on Sunday last. Rev. Hancock, of Hemlock Lake, conducted the services.
The Naples Record, (Naples, New York), 17 March 1877
Mrs. Rebecca Sparks died the 9th inst., at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Birch [sic]; she died of old age, being nearly or quite ninety nine years old.
same paper - same page
On Sabbath March 11th, the funeral services of old Mrs. Rebecca Sparks were attended on Canadice Hill, Rev. Hancock officiating. She had lived to the age of ninety-two years and 8 months; she died a christian.
Newspaper articles researched and contributed by Mike D. and Orville E. Hamman Jr..
'I've struggled with sorrows, felt earth's withering chill,
Drank deep of the cup, of its bitterest ill,
A second companion a traitor has been,
And childless I am, and widowed again...'
She was not really childless; her children were just not living near her. By 1865, she was living in the household of her daughter Fidelia Race Burch here in Canadice.
Ontario County Journal, (Canandaigua, New York), March 16, 1877
Canadice, N. Y. - Mrs. Rebecca Sparks departed this life at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Burch, on Friday morning, March 9th, aged ninety two years and eight months. The deceased had arrived at ripe old age, and had enjoyed comfortable health until the last year. For some time she had been nearly unconscious and finally fell asleep to wake no more. Mrs. Sparks was well-known here, having lived with her daughter sixteen years, and none knew her but to respect and love her. In early life, she manifested an interest in Christ and has striven to live an humble and consistent christian ever since. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of people on Sunday last. Rev. Hancock, of Hemlock Lake, conducted the services.
The Naples Record, (Naples, New York), 17 March 1877
Mrs. Rebecca Sparks died the 9th inst., at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Birch [sic]; she died of old age, being nearly or quite ninety nine years old.
same paper - same page
On Sabbath March 11th, the funeral services of old Mrs. Rebecca Sparks were attended on Canadice Hill, Rev. Hancock officiating. She had lived to the age of ninety-two years and 8 months; she died a christian.
Newspaper articles researched and contributed by Mike D. and Orville E. Hamman Jr..
Rebecca was born to William and Fidelia [Smith] Schutt/Scott. Her first marriage was to Jared Race in 1804; they had five children before divorcing in 1825. She was married to Joseph Sparks [1785-1861] c. 1850, a marriage that seems not to have lasted. In a poem attributed to her she says:
'I've struggled with sorrows, felt earth's withering chill,
Drank deep of the cup, of its bitterest ill,
A second companion a traitor has been,
And childless I am, and widowed again...'
She was not really childless; her children were just not living near her. By 1865, she was living in the household of her daughter Fidelia Race Burch here in Canadice.
Ontario County Journal, (Canandaigua, New York), March 16, 1877
Canadice, N. Y. - Mrs. Rebecca Sparks departed this life at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Burch, on Friday morning, March 9th, aged ninety two years and eight months. The deceased had arrived at ripe old age, and had enjoyed comfortable health until the last year. For some time she had been nearly unconscious and finally fell asleep to wake no more. Mrs. Sparks was well-known here, having lived with her daughter sixteen years, and none knew her but to respect and love her. In early life, she manifested an interest in Christ and has striven to live an humble and consistent christian ever since. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of people on Sunday last. Rev. Hancock, of Hemlock Lake, conducted the services.
The Naples Record, (Naples, New York), 17 March 1877
Mrs. Rebecca Sparks died the 9th inst., at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Birch [sic]; she died of old age, being nearly or quite ninety nine years old.
same paper - same page
On Sabbath March 11th, the funeral services of old Mrs. Rebecca Sparks were attended on Canadice Hill, Rev. Hancock officiating. She had lived to the age of ninety-two years and 8 months; she died a christian.
Newspaper articles researched and contributed by Mike D. and Orville E. Hamman Jr..
'I've struggled with sorrows, felt earth's withering chill,
Drank deep of the cup, of its bitterest ill,
A second companion a traitor has been,
And childless I am, and widowed again...'
She was not really childless; her children were just not living near her. By 1865, she was living in the household of her daughter Fidelia Race Burch here in Canadice.
Ontario County Journal, (Canandaigua, New York), March 16, 1877
Canadice, N. Y. - Mrs. Rebecca Sparks departed this life at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Burch, on Friday morning, March 9th, aged ninety two years and eight months. The deceased had arrived at ripe old age, and had enjoyed comfortable health until the last year. For some time she had been nearly unconscious and finally fell asleep to wake no more. Mrs. Sparks was well-known here, having lived with her daughter sixteen years, and none knew her but to respect and love her. In early life, she manifested an interest in Christ and has striven to live an humble and consistent christian ever since. The funeral was attended by a large concourse of people on Sunday last. Rev. Hancock, of Hemlock Lake, conducted the services.
The Naples Record, (Naples, New York), 17 March 1877
Mrs. Rebecca Sparks died the 9th inst., at the house of her daughter, Mrs. Birch [sic]; she died of old age, being nearly or quite ninety nine years old.
same paper - same page
On Sabbath March 11th, the funeral services of old Mrs. Rebecca Sparks were attended on Canadice Hill, Rev. Hancock officiating. She had lived to the age of ninety-two years and 8 months; she died a christian.
Newspaper articles researched and contributed by Mike D. and Orville E. Hamman Jr..
Gravesite Details
Headstone is not extant. At one point it was noted that the "headstone has been broken and the 'S' in Sparks is missing. The cemetery records read 'Parks'." Recently, there is no official burial record.
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