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Capt Joseph Ruggles 1696 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1696

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 09 Sep 1742

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Ruggles

Mother: Martha Woodbridge

Spouse(s): Joanna White

Children(s): Joanna Ruggles

Capt Joseph Ruggles was born in 1696 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge. Capt Joseph Ruggles married Joanna White, and had children including Joanna Ruggles. Capt Joseph Ruggles passed away in 1742 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Joseph Ruggles was born in 1696 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge.
  • Capt Joseph Ruggles married Joanna White, and had children including Joanna Ruggles.
  • Capt Joseph Ruggles passed away in 1742 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Ruggles
1658 – 1715
Birth Location: –
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Martha Woodbridge
1658 – 1738
Birth Location: Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joanna White
1701 – 1778
Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Joanna Ruggles
1721 – 1767
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Capt Ruggles's Ancestors

Self
Capt Ruggles
1696 – 1742
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Ruggles
1658 – 1715
Martha Woodbridge
1658 – 1738
Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Ruggles
1629 – 1692
Nazeing, Essex, England
Hannah Fowle
1640 – 1669
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ruggles
1584 – 1644
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Ruggles's Descendants

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Capt (Joseph) Ruggles (21 Jul 1696 – 09 Sep 1742) m. Joanna White (4 Nov 1701 – 24 Aug 1778)
  1. 1. Joanna Ruggles (15 Jul 1721 – 5 Sep 1767) m. Benjamin Felton (09 Dec 1712 – 15 Aug 1765)
    1. 1. John (C) Felton (1760 – 1844) m. Mary (Eleanor) McHenry (1782 – 17 Apr 1857)
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Felton (1811 – 1889) m. Michael Whetsell (1809 – 16 JUN 1872)
        1. 1. Isaac (Joshua) Whetsell (9 Feb 1854 – Dec 1905) m. Louisa (Virginia) Calvert (8 May 1860 – 19 February 1927)

Capt Ruggles's Timeline

2 Records

1696
21 Jul 1696
Birth of Capt Joseph Ruggles in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1742
09 Sep 1742
Age 46
Death of Capt Joseph Ruggles in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1696
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1742
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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