Rebecca Johnson

1800 - 1876  (76 years)

• Name	Rebecca Johnson
  	Her birth name was Lavina Johnson, but she always used Rebecca.
  Birth	6 Feb 1800	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3]
  Census	1850 (49 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  Age: 51
  Census	1855 (54 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  Age: 56
  Census	1860 (59 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [6]
  Age: 62
  Census	1865 (64 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7]
  Age: 66
  Census	1870 (69 years)	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1870 US Census she was recorded, age 71, living in Shutesbury, Massachusetts with her son, George, and his family.
  Death	10 Jul 1876	Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [8]
  Cause: old age
  	Death Record of Rebecca Eddy
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Samuel Willard Johnson   2. Robert Powers Johnson + 3. Rebecca Johnson,   b. 6 Feb 1800, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jul 1876, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 76 years) ▻ Rufus Harrington Eddy,  m. 11 May 1829   4. Mahala Almira Johnson,   b. Abt 1806, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Melinda Caroline Johnson   6. Eliza Anna Johnson
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hugh Johnson   d. 8 Jun 1806, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandfather)  Hepzabah  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I1086	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh Moore Johnson,   b. 18 Mar 1768, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Levina Powers,   b. 17 Aug 1771, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Rufus Harrington Eddy,   b. Abt 1800, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Apr 1865, Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 65 years)
  Marriage Intent	12 Apr 1829	Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 9]
  Marriage	11 May 1829	Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 3, 10, 11]
  She is listed as Rebecca Johnson in the marriage record. The published town records give the 12, but a review of the original state the marriage was on the 11th.
  	Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy
  Age at Marriage	She : 29 years and 3 months - He : ~ 29 years and 5 months.
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  1. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1830, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. infant girl Eddy,   b. Est 1832, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Sarah Jane Eddy,   b. 29 Aug 1833, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Aug 1908, Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 74 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. George Harrington Eddy,   b. 16 Aug 1843, Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 18 Dec 1927 (Age 84 years) ▻ Jane Fuller Sherwin  m. 15 May 1866
  Family ID	F1001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rebecca Johnson(1800 – 1876) 2Hugh Moore Johnson(1768 – ) 4Hugh Johnson( – 1806) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Elizabeth( – 1827) 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Levina Powers(1771 – ) 6Asa Powers(1742 – 1816) 12Reuben Powers(1714 – ) 24John Powers(Abt 1689 – 1755) 25Elizabeth Robbins 13Azubah Wheeler(1727 – ) 26Ephraim Wheeler(1697 – 1760) 27Mariah Glazier(1708 – ) 7Resinah Wheeler(1739 – 1821) 14Samuel Wheeler 28Samuel Wheeler 29Joanna Wolcott 15Hepzabah 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Feb 1800 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage Intent - 12 Apr 1829 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 11 May 1829 - Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1855 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1865 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 10 Jul 1876 - Shutesbury, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Lavinia Rebecca (Johnson) Eddy

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 387B; Image: 778; Family History Library Film: 552114. [S218] Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America, (Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930). [S106] Eddy Family Association Eddy Genealogical CD ROM, (Santa Cruz, California: Eddy Family Association, Gedcom, December 2003). [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_316; Page: 96A; Image: 192 [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1860; Census Place: Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_501; Page: 388; Image: 392; Family History Library Film: 803501 [S275] New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Death Record of Rebecca Eddy [S231] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Charlton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1905). [S232] Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904). [S188] Holbrook Research Institute, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Eddy