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John Ruth 1777–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1777

Birth Location: Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 27 February 1846

Death Location: Newburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Francis Ruth

Mother: Elisabeth Dester

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In 1777, John Ruth entered the world in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Francis Frantz Ruth And Elisabeth Dester. John Ruth passed away in 1846 in Newburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1777, John Ruth entered the world in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Francis Frantz Ruth And Elisabeth Dester.
  • John Ruth passed away in 1846 in Newburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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John Ruth's Ancestors

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John Ruth
1777–1846
Birth Place: Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Francis (Frantz) Ruth
1750–1808
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Elisabeth Dester
1759–1826
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Johann (Peter) Ruth
1704–1771
Steinberg, Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Eva (Catherina) Myers
1715–1793
Oberhochstadt, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Ruth
1657–1735
Maria Trein
1657–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephan Trein
1620–
Katharina Heckmann
1635–1680

John Ruth's Timeline

2 Records

1777
6 August 1777
Birth of John Ruth in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1846
27 February 1846
Age 69
Death of John Ruth in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1777
    Event Place: Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1846
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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