On 15 Aug 1733 Stephen married
Rachel Bates (24373) , daughter of
Joseph Bates (ca 1653-9 Jul 1740) &
Anna Sylvester (9414) (5 May 1669-15 Aug 1742), in First Congegational Church of Hanover.
446 Born on 22 Feb 1710 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 32, Rachel was baptized in First Congegational Church of Hanover, on 10 Oct 1742.446 Rachel died in Hanover, MA, on 14 Oct 1778; she was 68.
Stephen and Rachel were both of Hanover when they married.446
The 10 Oct 1742 baptism record for Rachel and her first two children reads “Rachel, wife of Stephen Torey with Stephen & Ruth their children: the parents making confession of their violation of the * * * commandment.”446