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Ruth Woodbury Adams 1795 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 9, 1795

Birth Location: , , Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 24 November 1873

Death Location: Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin

Father: Joseph Adams

Mother: Jemima Sherwood

Spouse(s): Isaac Shear

Children(s): Susana Shear

Ruth Woodbury Adams was born in 1795 in , , Connecticut, USA, the child of Joseph Adams and Jemima Sherwood. Ruth Woodbury Adams married Isaac W Shear, and had children including Susana Shear. Ruth Woodbury Adams passed away in 1873 in Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin.

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Biography

  • Ruth Woodbury Adams was born in 1795 in , , Connecticut, USA, the child of Joseph Adams and Jemima Sherwood.
  • Ruth Woodbury Adams married Isaac W Shear, and had children including Susana Shear.
  • Ruth Woodbury Adams passed away in 1873 in Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Adams
1767 – 1844
Birth Location: Canterbury
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Jemima Sherwood
1772 – 1837
Birth Location: Dutchess, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Shear
1792 – 1846
Birth Location: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Susana Shear
1815 – 1873
Birth Location: New York, USA
SS

Ruth Adams's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Adams
1795 – 1873
Birth Place: , , Connecticut, USA
Parents
Joseph Adams
1767 – 1844
Canterbury
Jemima Sherwood
1772 – 1837
Dutchess, New York, USA
Grandparents
James Sherwood
1745 – 1835
Cortlandville, Cortland, New York, USA
Ruth Drake
1748 –
Dutchess, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sherwood
1718 – 1800
Patie Nicoll
1720 – 1800
Nathaniel Sherwood
1707 – 1784
Mercy Sherman(Sherwood)
1704 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Sherwood
1692 – 1750
Anne Young
1696 – 1736
John Nicholls
1680 – 1743
Rebecca Dowden
1682 – 1761
DAVID SHERMAN
1665 – 1753
Mercy (Sherman)
1670 – 1743

Ruth Adams's Descendants

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Ruth (Woodbury) Adams (February 9, 1795 – 24 November 1873) m. Isaac (W) Shear (June 28, 1792 – May 8, 1846)
  1. 1. Susana Shear (23 Jul 1815 – 13 Sep 1873) m. Royal Mitchell (14 Oct 1805 – 20 Mar 1874)
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann) Mitchell (1837 – 29 Oct 1910) m. Jarvis (Harrison) Thompson (1830 – 07 Jan 1883)
      1. 1. Erastus Thompson (14 Nov 1858 – 12 Feb 1910) m. Lovina Michael (10 Aug 1860 – 5 Jun 1921)
        1. 1. Esther (Lieletta) Thompson (15 Oct 1893 – 11 Dec 1946) m. William (Charles) Lockett (12 Jun 1888 – 31 Oct 1950)

Ruth Adams's Timeline

2 Records

1795
February 9, 1795
Birth of Ruth Woodbury Adams in , , Connecticut, USA
, , Connecticut, USA
1873
24 November 1873
Age 78
Death of Ruth Woodbury Adams in Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin
Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: February 9, 1795
    Event Place: , , Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 November 1873
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Vernon, Wisconsin
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