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An American Family History |
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Walter Powers, Jr. |
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Walter Powers, Jr. was born on June 28, 1674 in Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. His parents were Walter Powers and Trial Shepard. He married Rebecca Barrett on December 16, 1696. Rebecca was born July 4, 1673 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusett. She was the daughter of Joseph Barrett and Martha Gould. Walter and Rebecca located in the town of Littleton, west of Spectacle Pond, adjoining the town of Groton, near "Brown Hill." Walter and Rebecca's children were Rebecca Powers (1697), Ezekiel Powers (1700), Sarah Powers (1702), Deacon David Powers (1704), Susannah Powers (1706), Martha Powers (1708), and Captain Josiah Powers (1710). In 1704 Walter, Jr. undertook the care of his parents. In 1723 he was given , the second "pew place" because he paid the"next to the largest tax." Walter died in 1738. Rebecca died in1754. Almost 100 years later in May, 1853, her gravestone was plowed up. It read "Rebekah in ye eightieth year of her age." |
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Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine
By George Thomas Little, Henry Sweetser Burrage, Albert Roscoe Stubbs
Published by Lewis Historical Pub. Co., 1909 |
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| 7. Walter Jr., born June 28, 1674, married, December 16, 1696, Rebecca, daughter of Joseph and Martha (Gould) Barrett, of Chelmsford. Rebecca Barrett was born July 4, 1673. died in 1754. Walter Power Jr., on marrying, located in the town of Littleton, west of Spectacle Pond and adjoining the town of Groton, near "Brown Hill," and after the death of his brother William, he appears to have been the owner of the old plan in Concord Village. In 1723, in awarding the pews, the second "pew place" was awarded him as paying "next to the largest tax." In May, 1853, the old gravestone of "Rebekah in ye eightieth year of her age was found freshly turned over by the plow of Mr. Reed." | |||||
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