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Rufus Waitstill Scott 1778–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1778

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America

Death Date: 30 October 1850

Death Location: Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States of America

Father: Waitstill Scott

Mother: Lydia Marsh

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The story of Rufus Waitstill Scott began in 1778 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America. Rufus Waitstill Scott passed away in 1850 in Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Waitstill Scott began in 1778 in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America.
  • Rufus Waitstill Scott passed away in 1850 in Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States of America.

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Rufus Scott's Ancestors

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Rufus Scott
1778–1850
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America
Parents
Waitstill Scott
1741–1824
Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Lydia (Miranda) Marsh
1746–1826
Montague, Franklin, MA, USA
Grandparents
John Scott
1705–1783
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Richardson
1705–1793
Sunderland, Massachusetts
Ebenezer Marsh
1716–1800
Sunderland, Mass
Martha
1721–
Great-Grandparents
William Scott
1676–1759
Israel Richardson
–1712
Ebenezer Marsh
1687–1747
Elizabeth Gillette
1689–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Scott
1633–1718
Hannah Allis
1654–1717
Samuel Marsh
1645–1728
Mary Ellison
1646–1726
Joseph Gillett
1664–1745
Esther Gull
1665–1691

Rufus Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1778
12 January 1778
Birth of Rufus Waitstill Scott in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America
Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America
1850
30 October 1850
Age 72
Death of Rufus Waitstill Scott in Friendship, Allegany County, United States of America
Friendship, Allegany County, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1778
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Cheshire County, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Friendship, Allegany County, New York, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Rufus Waitstill Scott 30 Oct 1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1850
    Event Place: Friendship, Allegany County, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Friendship, Allegany County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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