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We are descendants of this Rebecca, 8 generations distant. What a surprise to find, just a few years ago, this incredible Jewish family. Our Rebecca, the great-granddaughter of this Rebecca, married our Yankee whaling captain of New Bedford, MA. in 1852. She seems to have given up her family, heritage and NYC to go off to New Bedford to live with Captain Humphrey Shearman. Oh, to be able to interview her now!

My treasure is having portraits and photographs of all 11 generations, save one, since the first Rebecca and her Jonas Phillips, down to my first great-grandchild. The biographies are even better!

Dee

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