Person:Mehetable Toby (1)
Mehetable Toby
b.21 Dec 1737 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
d.26 Sep 1828 Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Jun 1733
  1. Mehetable Toby1737 - 1828
  2. Bethia Toby1739 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Lemuel Keen1734 - Abt 1810
  • W.  Mehetable Toby1737 - 1828
m. 18 Feb 1758
  1. Deacon Samuel Keen1779 - 1850
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Facts and Events
Name[2] Mehetable Toby
Gender Female
Birth[3] 21 Dec 1737 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 18 Feb 1758 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesto Lemuel Keen
Death[1] 26 Sep 1828 Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Pembroke, Massachusetts, to year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911)
    p. 422.

    KEEN, Mahitable, wid. Lemuel, [died] Sept. 26, 1828. PR3
    [PR3=record of deaths in Pembroke and neighboring towns keep by William Torrence.]

  2. ↑ Tobey, Rufus Babcock, and Charles Henry Pope. Tobey, Tobie, Toby genealogy: Thomas of Sandwich, and James of Kittery, and their descendants. (Boston, Massachusetts: C. H. Pope, 1905)
    p. 40.

    Eleazer or Eliezer Tobey [#13], m. (1) Martha ---, m. (2) 14 Jun 1733 Margaret Fish. Estate divided "to the eldest children, James, Mary, Rebeckah and Martha", "to the five younger children, Eleazer, Bethiah, Mehitable, Jane and John". No further information given for Mehitable.

  3. ↑ No such birth record is found. It would appear, from the father's probate as described by the Tobey Genealogy cited, that she was the third child of the second wife. Given a marriage in Jun 1733, one would expect the first child in 1734, the next about 1736 and so Mehitable would be about 1738, per normal estimating. MySource:Richard Damon/Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, Subject: Margaret Orr Keen Family Tree, "Sam'l Keen's Family Bible", which normally wouldn't be considered a credible source, and is cited for this person in many places around the Internet without ever giving any more details, is presumably the source of this date. However, this is not particularly useful for someone wishing to verify the information. It would be nice to see at least a transcription of the Bible, or more preferably, actual scans, since the information seems to be missing from any official record.
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