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Dorothy <I>Prescott</I> Hildreth

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Dorothy Prescott Hildreth

Birth
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
3 Sep 1774 (aged 74–75)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5877778, Longitude: -71.4205556
Plot
Old West Division, Range 12(2)
Memorial ID
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*Daughter of Samuel and Esther (Wheeler) Prescott.

Wife of James Hildreth. They filed the intention of marriage in Chelmsford, MA, on Dec. 20, 1721.

Children:
(b. in Chelmsford)
Oliver, July 11, 1723 - Feb. 1, 1793
Rebecca, Mar. 31, 1726 - Feb. 3, 1785
Zachariah, Dec. 28, 1728 - Apr. 18, 1784
(b. in Westford, MA)
Dorothy, Jan. 18, 1732 - Oct. 12, 1735
Dorothy, Aug. 26, 1736 - June 14, 1782
Amos, Nov. 1, 1738 - Sep. 28, 1807
Lucy, Mar. 28, 1742 - Oct. 9, 1763
Samuel, Jan. 20, 1744/5 - July 17, 1748

She died in her 75th year. (74)
______________________
Chelmsford VRs, marriages, pg 250
Hildreth, James and Dorothy Prescot of Concord, int. Dec. 20, 1721.

Westford VRs, deaths, pg 286
Hildreth, Dorothy, w. James, Sept. 3, 1774, in her 75th y. GR1

*Parents via SAC. Unable to locate birth record. Also stated born in 1702, however, DR and headstone have in 75th year, which would be age 74. 1702 would only be 72.
*Daughter of Samuel and Esther (Wheeler) Prescott.

Wife of James Hildreth. They filed the intention of marriage in Chelmsford, MA, on Dec. 20, 1721.

Children:
(b. in Chelmsford)
Oliver, July 11, 1723 - Feb. 1, 1793
Rebecca, Mar. 31, 1726 - Feb. 3, 1785
Zachariah, Dec. 28, 1728 - Apr. 18, 1784
(b. in Westford, MA)
Dorothy, Jan. 18, 1732 - Oct. 12, 1735
Dorothy, Aug. 26, 1736 - June 14, 1782
Amos, Nov. 1, 1738 - Sep. 28, 1807
Lucy, Mar. 28, 1742 - Oct. 9, 1763
Samuel, Jan. 20, 1744/5 - July 17, 1748

She died in her 75th year. (74)
______________________
Chelmsford VRs, marriages, pg 250
Hildreth, James and Dorothy Prescot of Concord, int. Dec. 20, 1721.

Westford VRs, deaths, pg 286
Hildreth, Dorothy, w. James, Sept. 3, 1774, in her 75th y. GR1

*Parents via SAC. Unable to locate birth record. Also stated born in 1702, however, DR and headstone have in 75th year, which would be age 74. 1702 would only be 72.

Inscription

Memento mori
Here lies the body
of Mrs.
Dorothy Hildreth
wife of Mr.
James Hildreth
who departed this life
Sept. ye 3d 1774. In
the 75th year
of her age.



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  • Created by: Denise
  • Added: Apr 13, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35855674/dorothy-hildreth: accessed ), memorial page for Dorothy Prescott Hildreth (1699–3 Sep 1774), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35855674, citing Fairview Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).