Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
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Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
Patricia Elliott-Kashima 8/14/04
I am also a descendant of Benjamin Flanders so I have done some research into this family.The book that you cite, "Flanders Family from Europe to America" by Edith F. Dunbar, 1935, was updated in 2000 by Dr. Charles M. Flanders and I have a electronic copy.I'm afraid that the new edition does not help you much, she is still Rhoda, with no hint of Eunice.
The new edition says, "She married Jacob COLLINS about 1764 in Salisbury, MA Title: (Q:1)". Title: (Q:1) refers to a source that can be checked by Dr. Flanders.It is clear to me that this is an estimate of when that marriage occurred, they had not found the marriage record.You have found the marriage record.The latest edition also says, "This union produced one child."That one child is "Timothy COLLINS, born 3 Aug 1776, died 26 Mar 1857."And there is more information on his family.Clearly the authors did not find the birth records of the Collins children that you apparently have found.
I have a similar problem with my last Flanders ancestor, she is not in the book as a child of the parents she claimed, but she is living as a child in their household in the 1850 census.
I have a theory which might explain the name problem. Fairly often children were given a baptizmal name, often biblical, that was different from their common name.The baptizmal name would appear on the baptizm record.That record could have caused the book's author to identify Eunice as Rhoda.
I received an e-mail from Dr. Flanders not long ago and his address can be found by searching for "Dr. Charles Flanders" he has posted here in the past.
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Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
Patricia Elliott-Kashima 8/16/04
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Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
Alan Robertson 9/01/04
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Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
Patricia Elliott-Kashima 9/01/04
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Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH
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Re: Eunice Flanders, m 1764 S Hampton/Newton NH