Rebecca
COWEN
(b.
10 May 1666
,
Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
d.
abt. 1728
,
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
)
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Rebecca COWEN was born 10 May 1666 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Rebecca COWEN was the child of John COWEN and Rebecca SHORTESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rebecca married Obediah HAWES 19 December 1693 in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Obediah HAWES was born 20 August 1663 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (North Wrentham). Obediah died 16 March 1719 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset). Obediah was the child of Obadiah HAWES and Mary HUMPHREY.
Rebecca COWEN died abt. 1728 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Obediah HAWES-- Date: 19 December 1693 Place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Obediah HAWES was the child of Obadiah HAWES and Mary HUMPHREY
Children of Obediah HAWES and Rebecca COWEN:
Eleazer HAWES (b.30 June 1707, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1743, Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Mary BELCHER 9 October 1729 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA
Obediah HAWES-- Date: 19 December 1693 Place: Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay Obediah HAWES was the child of Obadiah HAWES and Mary HUMPHREY
Children of Obediah HAWES and Rebecca COWEN:
Eleazer HAWES (b.30 June 1707, Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1743, Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Mary BELCHER 9 October 1729 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA
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1666 Birth 10 May 1666
Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1693 Marriage / PartnerRebecca COWEN and Obediah HAWES 19 December 1693, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
She was 27 years old.
1707 Birth of ChildEleazer HAWES was born 30 June 1707, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Rebecca was 41 years old.
1719 Death of Spouse/PartnerObediah HAWES died 16 March 1719, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)
Added: 1/8/2026 5:51:40 PM
- Updated: 1/8/2026 5:53:07 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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