New England Families

Births Registered in Boston, 1861
Rebecca Jane Scott, May 16, 1861, at 142 Purchase, daughter of John, a mariner, and Margaret, both born in Ireland, both living in Boston

"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXCY-8NC : accessed 9 February 2016), Rebecca Jane Scott, 16 May 1861; citing Boston, Massachusetts, reference 1 38, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,997.

Name: Rebecca Jone Scott
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 15 May 1861
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Baptism Date: 17 May 1861
Baptism Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Father: John Scott
Mother: Margaret Donnavan

Boston Archdiocese; Boston, Massachusetts; Holy Cross (Boston) Baptisms V.11, 1858-1868; Volume: 48417; Page: 234

1865 Census of Massachusetts, Boston, Ward 7
Household number: 2497
Reel Number: 29
Volume Number: 32

John Scott, 45, seaman, born in England, ratable polls column checked
Margaret Scott, 40, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
Rebecca J Scott, 4, born in Massachusetts

1870 Census Ward 1 Charlestown
August 1, 1870
[same page as Margaret's brother Jeremiah, who had their mother in his household.]

John Scott, 36, sailor, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, citizenship column not checked, cannot read or write
Margaret Scott, 45, keeps house, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
Rebecca Scott, 9, school, born in Massachusetts, cannot read or write

1880 Census, Boston, ED 617, sheet 266B, census page 30
June 9, 1880
at 160 Salem Street

John Scott, 45, laborer, born in Ireland, parents also
Margaret Scott, 50, born in Ireland, parents also
Rebecca Scott, 19, daughter, dressmaker, born in Boston

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXJ-WQ1 : accessed 2 March 2016), John Scott, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 617, sheet 266B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0553; FHL microfilm 1,254,553.

Deaths Registered in Boston, 1890, page 316
Rebecca J Scott, female, single, age 29
died September 20, 1890, at 13 Margaret Street, Boston
cause: Phthisis (10 months)
parents: John [Scott] and Margaret Donovan, both born in Ireland

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YJ-JGC : accessed 9 February 2016), Rebecca J. Scott, 20 Sep 1890; citing Boston, Massachusetts, P.316 No.7609, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,502.