Ruth Alden (1637–1674) was born in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA and died in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. 5 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Ruth Alden 1637–1674

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Born 28 Nov 1637 · Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Died 12 Oct 1674 · Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Children Hannah Bass, , , , , Ruth Bass, , Sarah Bass

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Sarah Bass

Biography

In 1637, Ruth Alden entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to john alden and priscilla mullins. Ruth Alden married john bass, and had children including hannah bass, john bass, joseph bass, mary bass, philip bass, ruth bass, samuel deacon bass, sarah bass. Ruth Alden passed away in 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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1637

Birth of Ruth Alden in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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1674

Death of Ruth Alden in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Ruth Alden

This ancestor line traces from Dorking, Surrey, England (1572) to Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America (1637) across 3 generations.

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: Ruth Alden (1637–1674) was born in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA and died in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. 5 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Ruth Alden PTP

1637–1674

Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA