Family:John Dowd and Rebecca Higby (1)

Parents: Jacob Doud and Elizabeth Cornwell John Dowd b. 28 Aug 1717 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States d. 3 Sep 1745 Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States	Parents: Edward Higby and Rebecca Wheeler Rebecca Higby b. 11 Jul 1715 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^[1]^[2]

11 Nov 1736

Children

		Birth
1.	Elizabeth Doud	25 Jun 1738 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
2.	John Doud	1 Nov 1739 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
3.	Rebeckah Doud	2 Aug 1741 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
4.	Mary Doud	17 Aug 1743 Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ Middletown Vital Records [NEHGS], in Connecticut, United States. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records
152.

'Dowd, … John, m. Rebeckah Higbe, Nov. 11, 1736 [1:117]'
↑ Rumsey, Jean. Two John-and-Rebecca Doudes in Connecticut. American Genealogist (D.L. Jacobus). (1970)
46:196.

This article demonstrates that the John Doud who married Rebecca Higby was the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Cornwell) Doud. One piece of evidence is his gravestone, which gives his age as 28 (in 1745).