Merrick, Rebecca Vaughan, 1766-1851

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Rebecca Vaughan, the daughter of Samuel Vaughan and Sarah Hallowell Vaughan, was born in 1766 and married John Merrick (1766-1862), the tutor of [her brother] Benjamin Vaughan's children who accompanied the family to America in 1795. He returned to England to marry Rebecca and then returned with her to Hallowell, where he became a prominent community leader. Their children were: Sarah Harriet (1799-1872); Samuel Vaughan (1801-1870); John (1804-1832); Mary Harrison (1805-1880); George (1807-1862); and Thomas Belsham (1813-1902).

From the guide to the Vaughan Family Papers, 1768-1950 (Massachusetts Historical Society)

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referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
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Hallowell ME US
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Birth 1766

Death 1851

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