Individual Details

Rachel Roberts

(7 Jul 1761 - )

In her request for a Revolutionary War pension, after Edward's death,she said Edward lived in Middletown all his life except for a brieftime in Granby, Massachusetts. She said Edward had 9 children, namingonly one, Henry (of whom she was the mother). It is unclear whether the9 included the 4 he had with Lucy Eggleston.

Events

Birth7 Jul 1761Middletown Village (Hartford) Connecticut Colony
Event1775Connecticut
Marriage19 Sep 1782Middletown Village (Hartford) Connecticut Colony - Edward Crowell

Families

SpouseEdward Crowell (1744 - 1832)
FatherAdonijah Roberts (1727 - 1768)
MotherRachel Emmons (1729 - 1776)

Notes

Event

1775: Edward Crowell was listed as having served in the Continental Army on 1775 as submitted by the Selectmen of Middletown (Middlesex) Connecticut and who under a law passed in December of that year were exempted from the payment of certain taxes to the state."Lists and Returns of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, 1775-1783" Connecticut Historical SocietyHartford; 1909