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Rebecca Minot Prescott. Rebecca Minot Prescott (1742–1813) [1] [better source needed] was the second wife of United States Founding Father Roger Sherman . She was the daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca Minot Prescott from Salem, Massachusetts; the niece of Roger Sherman’s brother Rev. Josiah Sherman, and the second cousin once ...
13 de ago. de 2020 · Founder of the Day. 0. Aug 13. Aug 13 Rebecca Minot Prescott Sherman's Revolutionary Flags. Jason Mandresh. Stories. Rebecca Minot Prescott designed the Connecticut State Flag. Prescott was the second spouse of Roger Sherman, the Founder who signed the most Major Documents.
When Rebecca Minot Prescott was born on 20 May 1742, in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Benjamin Prescott Jr, was 25 and her mother, Rebekah Minott, was 22. She married Roger Sherman on 12 May 1763. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters.
- Female
- Roger Sherman
Sherman married again to Rebecca Minot Prescott (1742-1813) on May 12, 1763. Together they had eight more children. Rebecca was friends with Betsy Ross, who let her sew three of the stars on the original United States flag. Because of her success in this role, Rebecca was picked to create the first flag of Connecticut.
7 de nov. de 2023 · April 19, 1813 (70) New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Place of Burial: New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Benjamin Prescott, Jr. and Rebecca Prescott. Wife of Hon. Roger Sherman, signer of the "Declaration of Independence".
- Danvers, Massachusetts
- May 20, 1742
- Massachusetts
- April 19, 1813
Rebecca Minot Prescott Sherman (1742-1813), who stitched herself into American history. The Massachusetts-born second wife of Roger Sherman and herself a patriot, she pursued ways to support the colonists fight and found one in helping construct the first official flag of the United States.
Rebecca Minot Prescott was the second wife of United States Founding Father Roger Sherman.
