Rebecca Shattuck[1]
1711 - Yes, date unknown
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Name Rebecca Shattuck Born 10 Jan 1711 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 
[2] Gender Male _UID FAE83FB2CD344A30A49FA4CBF00684CB450D Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I2314 Strong History Last Modified 6 Jan 2018
Father Dr. Joseph Shattuck, b. 6 Mar 1687, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 19 May 1729, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 42 years) Mother Mary Ladd, b. 17 Jan 1690, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, , d. 1791, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 100 years) Married 12 Oct 1708 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts [3, 4, 5] Family ID F658 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Alexander Sampson, d. Yes, date unknown Married 6 Oct 1724 [2] Last Modified 14 Jan 2020 Family ID F993 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Rebecca married at the early age of 13 y. 8 m. 26 d., Alexander Sampson. Tradition represents her to have been of a precocious development and of remarkable beauty. "Twice seven consenting years had shed Their utmost bounty on her head." Mr. Sampson is said to have been a reputable gentleman from London, who had visited this country for the benefit of his health, with an intention of a speedy return; but meeting with the beautiful Miss Shattuck, her attractions were too irresistible to allow him to carry out his purpose. He married and remained here; but while upon a pleasure excursion in Boston harbor, his boat was attacked by a shark, and he was tipped overboard and devoured.
Rebecca and Alexander had 4 children; Elizabeth, Alexander, John and unknown.
- Rebecca married at the early age of 13 y. 8 m. 26 d., Alexander Sampson. Tradition represents her to have been of a precocious development and of remarkable beauty. "Twice seven consenting years had shed Their utmost bounty on her head." Mr. Sampson is said to have been a reputable gentleman from London, who had visited this country for the benefit of his health, with an intention of a speedy return; but meeting with the beautiful Miss Shattuck, her attractions were too irresistible to allow him to carry out his purpose. He married and remained here; but while upon a pleasure excursion in Boston harbor, his boat was attacked by a shark, and he was tipped overboard and devoured.
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Sources - [S12] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.
- [S317] Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck, Page 106.
- [S317] Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck, Page 86.
- [S357] Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, incl, Page 428.
- [S537] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850.
Marriage date: 12 Oct 1708 Marriage place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
- [S12] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.