Excerpt from The Narrative of Ebenezer Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher was twice married. His first wife was Miss Polly Cummings, an estimable lady, and the daughter of Mr. Samuel Cummings, before named. She was born in New Ipswich, on the sixteenth of December, 1758, was married in 1786, and died on the twenty-sixth day of Feb ruary, in the year 1812. By her, Mr. Fletcher had six sons and six daughters. His second wife was Mrs. Mary Foster, widow of Nathaniel Foster, of Ashby, Mass, and daughter of Asa Rendall, whose occupation was that Of a farmer. This lady was born in Dunstable, Mass, on the twenty-ninth Of December, 1766, became the wife of Mr. Fletcher in the month of June, 1812, and died in Winchen don, Mass, on the twenty-fifth day of January, 1851. 'by this union, there was no issue.
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