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Rebeca Crooke Gardner

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Birth	:	1626
Death	:	10 Jun 1675 Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3318890, -71.0811970
Description	:	Married in Roxbury 9 May 1646 Rebecca Crooke, daughter of Roger Crooke (in his will, dated 2 March 1638/9, "Roger Crooke in the town of Hammersmith of the parish of Fulham in the county of Middlesex" in England included a bequest to "three daughters, Mary, Rebecca, and Ruth Crooke;" on 12 December 1646, "Peter Gardiner of Roxbury, carpenter, & Rebecca his wife constituted Michaell Powell of Dedham in New England their lawful attorney to ask & receive &c. a certain legacy ... given unto the said Rebecca by the last will & testament of Roger Crooke of Hammersmith near London,... Read More	Married in Roxbury 9 May 1646 Rebecca Crooke, daughter of Roger Crooke (in his will, dated 2 March 1638/9, "Roger Crooke in the town of Hammersmith of the parish of Fulham in the county of Middlesex" in England included a bequest to "three daughters, Mary, Rebecca, and Ruth Crooke;" on 12 December 1646, "Peter Gardiner of Roxbury, carpenter, & Rebecca his wife constituted Michaell Powell of Dedham in New England their lawful attorney to ask & receive &c. a certain legacy ... given unto the said Rebecca by the last will & testament of Roger Crooke of Hammersmith near London, tailor, deceased"). She died at Roxbury on 10 June 1675 "in her 45th year," and was buried there on 11 June 1675. They had 11 children: Rebecca Crafts, Peter, Thomas, Sarah, John, Samuel, Joseph, Sarah Gore, Benjamin, Ebenezer, & Jonathan. Ferris lists two daughters named Rebecca in this family, one baptized on 9 November 1647, who died soon, and the second baptized on 24 March 1649/50, along with a brother Peter. The published Roxbury vital records include both these baptisms, but only the second is found in Rev. John Eliot's church record. The supposed first baptism may in fact have been a birth record instead, which would make Rebecca the first child of this couple, born about eighteen months after marriage. But this bumps up against the recorded date of birth for Peter, on 24 June 1648, only seven months later. The next recorded child was not born until 1 May 1652, four years after Peter, so perhaps the birth date for Peter should be 24 June 1649. This solution is supported by the record of church membership for the parents. Peter Gardner apparently never became a church member, and his wife was not admitted until late 1649 or early 1650. Thus, there could not be a child of this couple baptized in 1647. Very soon after her admission to church membership, then, Rebecca (Crooke) Gardner brought in her first two children for baptism. We have arranged the children of this couple according to this analysis.

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Rebeca Crooke Gardner's memorial is located at: Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA.
When did Rebeca Crooke Gardner death?
Rebeca Crooke Gardner death on 10 Jun 1675 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Rebeca Crooke Gardner's memorial?
Latitude: 42.3318890
Longitude: -71.0811970

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Peter Gardner

(1616 - 1698)

Siblings

Children

Rebecca Gardner Craft

(1647 - unknow)

Sarah Gardner Gore

(1662 - 1724)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Eliot Burying Ground
Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3318890, -71.0811970

2. Warren Cemetery (Defunct)
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3269700, -71.0825500

3. South Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3382600, -71.0741000

4. Saint Margaret's Convent Columbarium
Roxbury, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3260000, -71.0940700

5. Cathedral of the Holy Cross Crypt
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3408200, -71.0697400

6. Warren Anatomical Museum
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3351300, -71.1036100

7. Old South Church
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3500500, -71.0779000

8. Dorchester North Burying Ground
Dorchester, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3170013, -71.0645828

9. Cocoanut Grove Fire Memorial
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3499600, -71.0681900

10. Central Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3526300, -71.0659500

11. Saint Augustine Cemetery
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3339900, -71.0491800

12. Christ's Church
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3421500, -71.1104200

13. Saint Matthews Cemetery (Defunct)
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3379940, -71.0497180

14. Trinity Church Tombs (Defunct)
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3549300, -71.0597500

15. Granary Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3572400, -71.0613500

16. Kings Chapel Burying Ground
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3583340, -71.0600370

17. First Church in Jamaica Plain Cemetery
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3097600, -71.1159400

18. Hawes Burying Ground
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3340607, -71.0345078

19. Union Cemetery
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3340440, -71.0344730

20. Walnut Street Cemetery
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3275795, -71.1284103

21. South Boston Farm Cemetery (Defunct)
South Boston, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3388510, -71.0326710

22. Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School Of Theology
Brookline, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3183600, -71.1299300

23. Saint Clare Monastery
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3078890, -71.1221000

24. Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2982000, -71.1077400