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Francis (Frantz) Ruth 1750–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1750

Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1808

Death Location: Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Johann Ruth

Mother: Eva Myers

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Dester

Children(s): Peter Ruth, John Ruth, Isaac Ruth, Anna Schneider, Rebecca Grill, Catherine Ruth, Christian Ruth, Maria Ruth, Jacob Ruth, Henry Ruth

Francis (Frantz) Ruth was born in 1750 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the child of Johann Peter Ruth And Eva Catherina Myers. Francis (Frantz) Ruth married Elisabeth Dester, and had children including Anna Maria Schneider, Catherine Ruth, Christian Ruth, Elizabeth Ruth, Henry Ruth, Isaac Ruth, Jacob Ruth, John Ruth, Maria Magdalena Ruth, Peter Ruth, Rebecca Grill. Francis (Frantz) Ruth passed away in 1808 in Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Francis (Frantz) Ruth was born in 1750 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, the child of Johann Peter Ruth And Eva Catherina Myers.
  • Francis (Frantz) Ruth married Elisabeth Dester, and had children including Anna Maria Schneider, Catherine Ruth, Christian Ruth, Elizabeth Ruth, Henry Ruth, Isaac Ruth, Jacob Ruth, John Ruth, Maria Magdalena Ruth, Peter Ruth, Rebecca Grill.
  • Francis (Frantz) Ruth passed away in 1808 in Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Ruth's Ancestors

Self
Francis Ruth
1750–1808
Birth Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Johann Peter Ruth
1704–1771
Steinberg, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Eva (Catherina) Myers
1715–1793
Oberhochstadt, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Melchoir) Ruth
1657–1735
Oberstein, Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, Germany
Maria (Catherina) Trein
1657–1735
Baumholder, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Stephan Trein
1620–
Katharina Heckmann
1635–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sebastion Trein
1590–1635
Margareth Kirs
–1637

Francis Ruth's Descendants

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Francis ((Frantz)) Ruth (13 Dec 1750–1808) m. Elisabeth Dester (2 April 1759–1826)
  1. 1. Peter Ruth 1794–1880
  2. 2. John Ruth 1777–1846
  3. 3. Isaac Ruth 1787–1820
  4. 4. Anna (Maria) Schneider 1790–1856
  5. 5. Rebecca Grill 1799–1825
  6. 6. Catherine Ruth 1783–1852 m. Adam Ream 1786–1862
  7. 7. Christian Ruth 1781–1847
  8. 8. Maria ("Magdalena") Ruth 1785–1824 m. Jacob Buehler 1783–1859
  9. 9. Jacob Ruth 1792–
  10. 10. Henry Ruth 1779–1815

Francis Ruth's Timeline

3 Records

1750
13 Dec 1750
Birth of Francis (Frantz) Ruth in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania
1808
29 Oct 1808
Age 58
Death of Francis (Frantz) Ruth in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
1808
1808
Age 58
Burial of Francis (Frantz) Ruth in Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1750
    Event Place: Berks County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1808
    Event Place: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1808
    Event Place: Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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