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Ruth Wickham 1742–1815

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Born 27 Nov 1742 · Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

Died 6 Nov 1815 · Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America

Father David Wickham

Mother Phebe Cole

Spouse Jabez Cowdery

Children Chloe Cowdrey, Dorothy Dolly Cowdery, Elihu Cowdrey, Jabez Cowdrey Jr, Jonathan Cowdery, Lucy Cowdery, Penelope Cowdery, Ruth Cowdery, Stelula Stella Cowdery, Zechariah Cowdery

Siblings David Wickham Jr, Jonathan Wickham, Thankful Wickham

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Geneanet Community Trees Index U.S., Find a Grave® Index, … Early Connecticut Marriages "The Bulkeley Genealogy, Rev. Peter …

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Dorothy Dolly Cowdery

Stelula Stella Cowdery

Zechariah Cowdery

Biography

Ruth Wickham was born in 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, the child of david wickham and phebe cole. Ruth Wickham married jabez cowdery, and had children including chloe cowdrey, dorothy dolly cowdery, elihu cowdrey, jabez cowdrey jr, jonathan cowdery, lucy cowdery, penelope cowdery, ruth cowdery, stelula stella cowdery, zechariah cowdery. Ruth Wickham passed away in 1815 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Record Geneanet Community Trees Index
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Marriage Records Early Connecticut Marriages
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Record "The Bulkeley Genealogy, Rev. Peter Bulkeley" Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus, M.A., New Haven, Connecticut, 1933

Life Timeline

1742

Birth of Ruth Wickham in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut

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1815

Death of Ruth Wickham in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Ruth Wickham

This ancestor line traces from Southwark, Surrey, England, UK (1505) to Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut (1742) across 9 generations.

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: Ruth Wickham (1742–1815) was born in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut and died in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, United States of America. 3 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 (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 3 researchers on YourRoots have Ruth in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 9 generations of this lineage geographically.
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