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Capt Joseph Ruggles 1696 – 1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jul 1696

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 9 Sep 1742

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Samuel Ruggles

Mother: Martha Woodbridge

Spouse(s): Joanna White

Children(s): Joanna RUGGLES

In 1696, Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge. Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr married Joanna White, and had children including Joanna Foster RUGGLES. Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr passed away in 1742 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge.
  • Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr married Joanna White, and had children including Joanna Foster RUGGLES.
  • Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr passed away in 1742 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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

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Capt Ruggles
1696 – 1742
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Ruggles
1658 – 1715
Martha Woodbridge
1658 – 1738
Barford St Martin, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Rev (John Woodbridge) I
1613 – 1694
Stanton St Quintin, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Ruggles's Descendants

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Capt (Joseph) Ruggles (21 Jul 1696 – 9 Sep 1742) m. Joanna White (4 Nov 1701 – 24 Aug 1778)
  1. 1. Joanna (Foster) RUGGLES (15 Jul 1721 – 5 Sep 1767) m. Benjamin Felton (9 Dec 1712 – 15 Aug 1765)
    1. 1. John FELTON (1760 – 1844) m. Mary (Eleanor) McHenry (1782 – 17 Apr 1857)
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Felton (1811 – 1889) m. Michael (Whetsell) (Whetzel) (1809 – 16 Jun 1872)
        1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Whetsell (17 Feb 1838 – 12 Nov 1875)
        2. 2. Sarah (Margaret) Whetzel (15 Aug 1844 – 5 Feb 1920)
        3. 3. Adaline (P) Whetsell (10 Sep 1850 – 7 Oct 1939) m. Joseph Fraley (Nov 1848 – )
        4. 4. Isaac (Joshua) Whetsell (9 Feb 1854 – Dec 1905) m. Louisa (Virginia Jennie) Calvert (8 May 1860 – 19 Feb 1927)

Capt Ruggles's Timeline

2 Records

1696
21 Jul 1696
Birth of Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1742
9 Sep 1742
Age 46
Death of Capt Joseph Ruggles Sr in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1696
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1742
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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