Rhoda Wright, dau. of Elias, Sr. (Nathaniel, Dea. Joseph, Thomas Esq.) of Wethersfield, Conn. and his historically unidentified wife, b. per her gravestone on or after Mar. 28, 1743 at Wethersfield. She and her sister Huldah, latter who d. probably in infancy, were both baptized at the Wethersfield Church in 1745, the day and month not stated. The church abstract of Rhoda and Huldah's baptism does not permit understanding which of the two sisters was the oldest, or whether they may have been twins. Rhoda d. Mar. 27, 1816 at Wethersfield, Æ 73 (g.s.)
On Sept. 20, 1764 at the Wethersfield Church (by Rev. James Lockwood), Rhoda m. Capt. John Francis, 5th s. of John Francis, Jr. and his 4th and last wife, Eunice Dickinson, b. at Wethersfield June 20 (bapt. July 2), 1744. In what would appear to be a confusing family genealogy, Capt. John Francis, 5th was the 2nd of two sons of his father named John, the elder of the two, John Francis, 3rd, d. May 15, 1738 at Wethersfield leaving a wife and four children, one being John Francis 4th, b. in 1733 and d. unmarried Sept. 22, 1758 at Greenbush, NY while serving in the French & Indian War. Capt. John Francis, 5th d. May 30, 1824 at Wethersfield, Æ 80 (g.s.)
Rhoda and her husband had eight known children, all b. at Wethersfield, but only four have recorded births and/or baptisms. They are/will be summarized in their father's memorial.
On Sept. 20, 1764 at the Wethersfield Church (by Rev. James Lockwood), Rhoda m. Capt. John Francis, 5th s. of John Francis, Jr. and his 4th and last wife, Eunice Dickinson, b. at Wethersfield June 20 (bapt. July 2), 1744. In what would appear to be a confusing family genealogy, Capt. John Francis, 5th was the 2nd of two sons of his father named John, the elder of the two, John Francis, 3rd, d. May 15, 1738 at Wethersfield leaving a wife and four children, one being John Francis 4th, b. in 1733 and d. unmarried Sept. 22, 1758 at Greenbush, NY while serving in the French & Indian War. Capt. John Francis, 5th d. May 30, 1824 at Wethersfield, Æ 80 (g.s.)
Rhoda and her husband had eight known children, all b. at Wethersfield, but only four have recorded births and/or baptisms. They are/will be summarized in their father's memorial.
Rhoda Wright, dau. of Elias, Sr. (Nathaniel, Dea. Joseph, Thomas Esq.) of Wethersfield, Conn. and his historically unidentified wife, b. per her gravestone on or after Mar. 28, 1743 at Wethersfield. She and her sister Huldah, latter who d. probably in infancy, were both baptized at the Wethersfield Church in 1745, the day and month not stated. The church abstract of Rhoda and Huldah's baptism does not permit understanding which of the two sisters was the oldest, or whether they may have been twins. Rhoda d. Mar. 27, 1816 at Wethersfield, Æ 73 (g.s.)
On Sept. 20, 1764 at the Wethersfield Church (by Rev. James Lockwood), Rhoda m. Capt. John Francis, 5th s. of John Francis, Jr. and his 4th and last wife, Eunice Dickinson, b. at Wethersfield June 20 (bapt. July 2), 1744. In what would appear to be a confusing family genealogy, Capt. John Francis, 5th was the 2nd of two sons of his father named John, the elder of the two, John Francis, 3rd, d. May 15, 1738 at Wethersfield leaving a wife and four children, one being John Francis 4th, b. in 1733 and d. unmarried Sept. 22, 1758 at Greenbush, NY while serving in the French & Indian War. Capt. John Francis, 5th d. May 30, 1824 at Wethersfield, Æ 80 (g.s.)
Rhoda and her husband had eight known children, all b. at Wethersfield, but only four have recorded births and/or baptisms. They are/will be summarized in their father's memorial.
On Sept. 20, 1764 at the Wethersfield Church (by Rev. James Lockwood), Rhoda m. Capt. John Francis, 5th s. of John Francis, Jr. and his 4th and last wife, Eunice Dickinson, b. at Wethersfield June 20 (bapt. July 2), 1744. In what would appear to be a confusing family genealogy, Capt. John Francis, 5th was the 2nd of two sons of his father named John, the elder of the two, John Francis, 3rd, d. May 15, 1738 at Wethersfield leaving a wife and four children, one being John Francis 4th, b. in 1733 and d. unmarried Sept. 22, 1758 at Greenbush, NY while serving in the French & Indian War. Capt. John Francis, 5th d. May 30, 1824 at Wethersfield, Æ 80 (g.s.)
Rhoda and her husband had eight known children, all b. at Wethersfield, but only four have recorded births and/or baptisms. They are/will be summarized in their father's memorial.
Inscription
In
Memory of
Mrs. Rhoda,
Consort of
Capt. John Francis,
who died
Mar. 27, 1816,
Æ. 73.
Based on the form in which her husband's age at death is stated on his extant gravestone, on the day Rhoda died she was 72 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 73. This indicates she was b. on or after Mar. 28, 1743 and baptized at the Wethersfield Church in 1745.
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