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Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge 1672–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1672

Birth Location: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1707

Death Location: Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Woodbridge

Mother: Abigail Leete

Spouse(s): Benjamin Ruggles

Children(s): Ruth Ruggles, Apphia Ruggles, Benjamin Ruggles, Mercy Ruggles, Tryphena Ruggles, Abigail Ruggles, Joseph Ruggles

In 1672, Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge entered the world in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, born to John Woodbridge And Abigail Leete. Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge married Benjamin Ruggles, and had children including Abigail Ruggles, Apphia Ruggles, Benjamin Ruggles, Joseph Ruggles, Mercy Ruggles, Ruth Ruggles, Tryphena Ruggles. Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge passed away in 1707 in Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1672, Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge entered the world in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, born to John Woodbridge And Abigail Leete.
  • Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge married Benjamin Ruggles, and had children including Abigail Ruggles, Apphia Ruggles, Benjamin Ruggles, Joseph Ruggles, Mercy Ruggles, Ruth Ruggles, Tryphena Ruggles.
  • Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge passed away in 1707 in Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Abigail Woodbridge's Ancestors

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Abigail Woodbridge
1672–1707
Birth Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Woodbridge
1644–1691
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Leete
1643–1710
Guilford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Reverend (John) Woodbridge
1613–1695
Stanton
Mercy Dudley
1621–1691
Northamptonshire, England
William Leete
1613–1683
Doddington, Huntingdonshire, England
Anne Payne
1621–1668
Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dudley
1576–1653
Deborah Yorke
1582–1643
John Leete
1575–1648
Anna Shute
1577–1650
John Payne
1595–1635
Anna Underhill
1597–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Dudley
1552–1583
Susanna Thorne
1559–1588
Edmund Yorke
1550–1615
Katherine
1558–1633
Judge Shute
1530–1590
Thomasine Burgoyne
1537–1577

Abigail Woodbridge's Descendants

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Abigail ((Mercy)) Woodbridge (27 Sep 1672–28 Jun 1707) m. Benjamin Ruggles (11 Aug 1676–7 Sep 1708)
  1. 1. Ruth Ruggles 1704–1752 m. Dudley Kent 1695–1766
  2. 2. Apphia Ruggles 1705–1756
  3. 3. Benjamin Ruggles 1699–1782
  4. 4. Mercy Ruggles 1697–1761
  5. 5. Tryphena Ruggles 1707–1748
  6. 6. Abigail Ruggles 1702–1745 m. Nathaniel Winchell 1694–1741
    1. 1. Abigail Winchell 1722–1766 m. Elijah Brownson 1709–1784
      1. 1. Trypheus Bronson 1746–1747
      2. 2. Sybel Brownson 1775–
      3. 3. Jemima Bronson 1759–1759
      4. 4. Mercy Bronson 1738–1810
      5. 5. Noadiah Brownson 1740–1803 m. Sybil Hoisington 1745–1766
        1. 1. Sylvester (Augustus) Brownson 1772–1804 m. Relief Metcalf 1780–1865
        2. 2. Sybil Brownson 1775–
      6. 6. Thankful Bronson 1757–1758
      7. 7. Affia Bronson 1756–1757
      8. 8. Ruth Bronson 1760–1761
      9. 9. Samuel Bronson 1752–1753
      10. 10. Rachel Bronson 1744–1745
    2. 2. Benjamin Winchell 1730–1812
  7. 7. Joseph Ruggles 1701–1791

Abigail Woodbridge's Timeline

2 Records

1672
27 Sep 1672
Birth of Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1707
28 Jun 1707
Age 35
Death of Abigail (Mercy) Woodbridge in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1672
    Event Place: Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1707
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History of the Dudley Family with genealogical tables, pedigrees, & c : number 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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