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Spanning Time: Rebecca Kellogg, a Broome County pioneer and monumental woman Gerald Smith, Special to the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin © Doug Miller The brass plaque denoting the resting place for Rebecca Kellogg Ashley. In the Town of Windsor, not far from the village of the same name, there is a boulder with a brass plaque affixed to it.  Thousands have passed by the monument with few paying little or no attention to it. Yet, it denotes the story of a woman whose life and impact should be known by everyone. I am referring to Rebecca Kellogg, who was born on Dec. 22, 1695 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. With her family, the little girl lived in the western part of that state, and during Queen Anne’s War, a raid took place on that town on Feb. 29, 1704. Joint French and Indian forces attacked the town. During the raid in the pre-dawn hours, 56 colonists were killed, including 25 children. Rebecca, three siblings, and her father, Martin, were among 1

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