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Richard RUGGLES 1780–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1780

Birth Location: Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 19 Nov 1853

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Ruggles

Mother: Wealthea Hathaway

Spouse(s): Eleanor Purdy

Children(s): Josiah Ruggles

The story of Richard RUGGLES began in 1780 in Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Richard RUGGLES married Eleanor Ann Purdy, and had children including Josiah Jones Ruggles. Richard RUGGLES passed away in 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard RUGGLES began in 1780 in Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Richard RUGGLES married Eleanor Ann Purdy, and had children including Josiah Jones Ruggles.
  • Richard RUGGLES passed away in 1853 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Ruggles
1744–1832
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Wealthea Hathaway
1750–1824
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Purdy
1805–1884
Birth Location: Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

Josiah Ruggles
1821–1896
Birth Location: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Richard RUGGLES's Ancestors

Self
Richard RUGGLES
1780–1853
Birth Place: Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Richard Ruggles
1744–1832
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Wealthea Hathaway
1750–1824
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Captain (Ebenezer Hathaway) Jr
1718–1791
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Hathaway
1689–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deacon Hathaway
1652–1725

Richard RUGGLES's Descendants

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Richard RUGGLES (25 Sep 1780–19 Nov 1853) m. Eleanor (Ann) Purdy (1805–24 Feb 1884)
  1. 1. Josiah (Jones) Ruggles 1821–1896
    1. 1. Frederick (Judson) Ruggles 1853–1946 m. Annie (Eliza) Whitman 1852–1885
      1. 1. Harry (Clinton) Ruggles 1878–1966 m. Leona Potter 1894–1974

Richard RUGGLES's Timeline

4 Records

1780
25 Sep 1780
Birth of Richard RUGGLES in Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada
1804
1804
Age 24
Richard RUGGLES was married
None
1820
18 OCT 1820
Age 40
Richard RUGGLES was married in Bear River, N S
Bear River, N S
1853
19 Nov 1853
Age 73
Death of Richard RUGGLES in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1780
    Event Place: Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1804

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1820
    Event Place: Bear River, N S

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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