Rebecca Treat

Rebecca Latimer Treat BIRTH 6 Oct 1646, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 23 Aug 1734 (aged 87), Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA, PLOT ancient burying ground (A-13-r), MEMORIAL ID 20454299, Photos by Marie Bonafonte

Rebecca Latimer, eldest known child of the Wethersfield, Conn. immigrant settlers John & Ann Latimer, b. at Wethersfield Oct. 6, 1646 where she d. Aug. 23, 1734, Æ 88.

In circa 1665, Rebecca m. Lieut. James Treat, bapt. July 20, 1634 at Pitminster, Somersetshire, England. [It is otherwise claimed that the date of marriage was Jan. 26, 1664/5, but there is no primary record that confirms a specific date. Such date is suspicious on its face, as the first child of record was b. almost 15 months later in April 1666 when in that era it was very normal for the first child to be born under 11 months following the wedding night.]

Lieut. James Treat & Rebecca Latimer had ten children of record at Wethersfield, who are outlined in their father's memorial.

Inscription (Wethersfield Inscriptions (1899), p. 122.): Here lies the Body of that Godly woman, Mrs. Rebecca Treat, who Dec'd Aug'st 23rd 1734. Aged 88 Years.

On the day Rebecca died she was 87 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 88.

Parents John Latimer unknown–1662 Ann Latimer unknown–1680

Spouse James Treat 1634–1709

Siblings John Latimer 1651–1727 Bezaleel Latimer 1657–1686 Abijah Lattimer 1658–1658

Children James Treat 1666–1742 Jemime Treat Chester 1668–1755 Samuel Treat 1670–1732 Salmon Treat 1672–1762 Richard Treat 1675–1713 Jerusha Treat Goodrich 1678–1754 Joseph Treat 1681–1756 Rebecca Treat Deming 1686–1753

Resources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20454299/rebecca-treat

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, county of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 579