Mary Rebecca Alden

Descends from Mayflower passengers James Chilton, Francis Eaton and Samuel Fuller.

Mary Rebecca (Fuller) Alden (1761 - 1846)

Mary Rebecca Alden formerly Fuller

Born 19 May 1761 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Daughter of Barnabas Fuller and Rebecca (Cushman) Fuller

Sister of Jesse Fuller, Barzilla Fuller, Robert Fuller, Martha Fuller, Azubah Fuller, Joshua Fuller, Ruth Fuller, Barnabas Fuller and Isaac Fuller

Wife of Elijah Alden — married 21 Aug 1783 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Mother of Martha Alden and Gilbert Alden

Died 28 Oct 1846 at age 85 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Fuller-2650 created 31 Mar 2013 | Last modified 22 Apr 2021

Biography

Mary Rebecca Fuller was the Daughter of Barnabas Fuller and Rebecca Cushman, often confused with her Aunt Rebecca Fuller when it comes to Marriage with Elijah Alden.(1)

Just in case you don't believe that, and you want some proof. Well, here is Elijah's Service record with the United States Federal Government, in particular, his Pension Record for service during the Revolutionary War.[1]

My Great Grand Mother took it to the limit when it came to getting into the D.A.R. (2)

Service: Listing at D.A.R. Revolutionary War

MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PRIVATE

Birth:

2-10-1763 BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS

Death:

7-13-1843 W BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS

Pension Number:

S R75V

Service Description:

1) CAPTS WASHBURN & BEDEN 2) COL WILLIAM TURNER (3)(4)

http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full...

Is that Mary Rebecca or the Aunt Rebecca Fuller, a tossup. Even the D.A.R. wants proof, somehow, someway.

Grandma, thanks a bunch for your Journal. It shows me where to go to get the right rocks turned over. That being said, just because it's in a Gedcom, don't mean it all correct. Besides, her Aunt Rebecca Fuller would have been a little old to be settling down in her 60's to raise a Family, with a kid still wet behind the ears. Don't you just love it?[2]

Probably wanted to be related to the Gray's / de Grey's in that Gedcom, Schucks. Guess you may just have to settle for the Alden's and the Eaton's.

And just in case all that went over your head, try this.

BIRTH:MARRIAGE: E. Bridgewater VR p 153 !DEATH: W. Bridgewater VR p 183

He is said to have enlisted at the age of 12 in the Revolutionary army, being a large boy for his age, and to have gone with Arnold's expedition to Canada and to have been held a prisoner in Quebec for some time. Our grandmother (his granddaughter) used to speak of this and it may have been true, but we know there were older men of the same name who were also in the war. At any rate, he was pensioned for service in the Continental line, receiving $21.00 a year. The records show that he enlisted from Sturbridge and served 40 days from Feb. 1, 1780, as a private under Capt. Abraham Washburn, and again enlisted July 19, 1781, and served four months and 14 days under Capt. Elijah Beden, Col. William Turner. He stated this in his application for a pension Oct. 9, 1832, when he lived in Belchertown. He followed the occupation of blacksmith and moved many times: he loved to talk but never cared much for worldly possessions. In his old age he went back to Bridgewater, where he died July 13, 1843, aged 80. His widow went to Springfield to live with her daughter Martha, and died there Oct. 28, 1846, aged 85. The births of their children are not on record. Nathan Edson and His Descendents.(5)[3]

I know, blah, blah....Key is....died 1846, if it was Aunt Rebecca Fuller, she lived to be over 123 years old, after she died at 85.[4]

Sources

(1)(2)(3)Jessie Hogles' Journal

(4) United States Federal Government Pension Record *S R75V

(5) Book - Edson Family History and Geneology C. A. Edson

Footnotes

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Living Large for starting this profile.