Eunice Williams (1726 - 1753)

Born 20 Sep 1726 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Elisha Williams — married 24 Nov 1743 (to 26 Jul 1753) in Stonington, New London , Connecticut

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1753 at age 26 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

Eunice Williams was born 30 Sep 1726. She was the third child of Nehemiah Williams and Deborah Williams ^[1] of Stonington, Connecticut.

Eunice married widower Elisha Williams (as his second wife) on 24 November 1743 in Stonington ^[2]. They were second cousins once removed via four different descendancies.

They had at least three children, the last two of whom died in infancy or youth.

Sadly, Eunice (Williams) Williams passed away 26 Jul 1753, at Stonington, at the age of about 26, and is buried with her husband, son and daughter ^[3].

Burial

White Hall Graveyard, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, United States ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7Q-57DF : 20 February 2019), Eunice Williams, 20 Sep 1726; citing Birth, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-25J1 : 20 February 2019), Eunice Williams, 24 Nov 1743; citing Marriage, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008100622.
3. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VD-4JH : 9 February 2018), Eunice Williams, 28 Jul 1753; citing , reference 320; FHL microfilm 3,364.
4. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54835521/eunice-williams

• Wheeler, Richard. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut p. 664 no. 51: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n686/mode/1up; p. 679, no. 447: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n701/mode/1up

• White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 462.