Tombstone
of Elizabeth (Jewett) Haseltine
Courtesy
of Jack Parker, Find A Grave
Elizabeth
(Jewett) Haseltine was my 8th great-grandaunt, a older
sister to my 8th great-grandfather, Joseph Jewett. They
were children of Maximilian and Ann Jewett who came to Rowley in
1639, after immigrating from England the year before. Rowley is now
located in Essex County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born there 22
May 1650.
Elizabeth's
mother died in 1667, while Elizabeth was still a teenager. The 2
oldest siblings were already married and her next sister Mary was
married to David Haseltine the next year, 1668. It would be
reasonable to believe that Elizabeth now had the responsibility to
help care for her 5 younger siblings including Joseph. Her father
remarried in 1671 to Ellen, the widow of John Boynton, so this may
have lessened Elizabeth's duties around their home.
In
the next year, 1672, a part of Rowley was incorporated as the town of
Bradford. It was in Bradford where Elizabeth was married, at age 30,
on 21 Jul 1680 to her brother-in-law Robert Haseltine, the younger
brother of Mary's husband David. Robert was born in 1657, so was
somewhat younger than Elizabeth.
Elizabeth
and Robert had 4 children within the next 10 years, all born in
Bradford: Hannah, Elizabeth, Maximilian and Dawson. They all lived to
adulthood and were married. From the dates recorded it appears that
Elizabeth could have attended the marriages of her two daughters in
1700 and 1706.
Elizabeth's
death occurred 22 Nov 1708 and she was buried at the “Ancient
Burying Ground” in Bradford. Since this happened over 300 years
ago, I found it interesting that her tombstone has been photographed
and it is shown on the Find A Grave website.
The
inscription on her grave marker reads: “Here Lyes y Body of
ElizaBeth Haseltine Who Died November y 22 1708 Aged 59 years.”
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