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Ruth Alden 1637–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1637

Birth Location: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA

Death Date: 12 October 1674

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John ALDEN

Mother: Priscilla Mullins

Spouse(s): John Bass

Children(s): Hannah Bass, Sarah Bass, Joseph Bass, John Bass, Samuel Bass, Ruth Bass, Mary Bass

In 1637, Ruth Alden entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, born to John Blunden Alden And Priscilla Sara Mullins. Ruth Alden married John Bass, and had children including Hannah Bass, John Bass, Joseph Bass, Mary Bass, Ruth Bass, Samuel Bass, Sarah Bass. Ruth Alden passed away in 1674 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1637, Ruth Alden entered the world in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, born to John Blunden Alden And Priscilla Sara Mullins.
  • Ruth Alden married John Bass, and had children including Hannah Bass, John Bass, Joseph Bass, Mary Bass, Ruth Bass, Samuel Bass, Sarah Bass.
  • Ruth Alden passed away in 1674 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John ALDEN
1599–1687
Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, England
JA
Priscilla Mullins
1602–1688
Birth Location: Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
PM

Spouses(s)

John Bass
1632–1716
Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
JB

Children(s)

Hannah Bass
1667–1705
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
HB
Sarah Bass
1672–1751
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
SB
Joseph Bass
1665–1714
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
JB
John Bass
1658–1724
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
JB
Samuel Bass
1660–1751
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
SB
Ruth Bass
1662–1699
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
RB
Mary Bass
1669–1716
Birth Location: Braintree, Massachusetts
MB

Ruth Alden's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Alden
1637–1674
Birth Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
Parents
John Blunden ALDEN
1599–1687
Harwich, Essex, England
Priscilla (Sara) Mullins
1602–1688
Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England
Grandparents
George (Joseph) Alden
1573–1619
Scrooby, Hertfordshire, England
Jane Fowke
1575–1664
Southampton, Hampshire, England
William Mullins
1578–1621
Dorking, Surrey, England
Alice Atwood
1574–1621
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Alden
1538–1598
Anne Wydoo
1535–1588
Roger V
1558–1594
Joane Moreton
1559–1590
Nicholas Atwood
1539–1586
Olive Harman
1548–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
olive calver
1507–1590
Woodcrof Wydoo
1520–1569
Elizabeth Annesley
1519–1569
William Fowke
1530–1558
Joan Leveson
1536–1572

Ruth Alden's Descendants

1.
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Ruth Alden (1637–12 October 1674) m. John Bass (1632–12 September 1716)
  1. 1. Hannah Bass 1667–1705 m. Joseph (G.) Adams 1654–1736
    1. 1. Deacon (John) Adams 1691–1761 m. Susanna Boylston 1699–1797
      1. 1. Peter (Boylston Adams) esq 1738–1823
      2. 2. Eline Adams 1741–1775 m. Thankful White 1747–1822
        1. 1. Susanna Adams 1766–1826 m. Aaron, (Jr.) Hobart 1764–1818
        2. 2. John Adams 1768–1835 m. Anne Dyer 1771–1844
    2. 2. Joseph Adams 1689–1783 m. Elizabeth Janvrin 1700–1757
      1. 1. Benjamin (Adams) esq 1728–1803 m. Susanah BROWN 1735–1824 m. Abigail Pickering 1733–1781
        1. 1. Benjamin Adams 1773–1831 m. Elizabeth Tulphy 1777–1838
        2. 2. Nathan (Webb Adams) esq 1756–1831 m. Elizabeth Cole 1762–1850
        3. 3. Ruth (Webb) Shackford 1758–1825
      2. 2. Samuel Adams –1828
        1. 1. Elias Adams 1802–
    3. 3. Samuel Adams 1694–1751 m. Mary Fifield 1694–1748 m. Sarah Paine 1697–1777 m. Sarah Paine 1697–1777
      1. 1. Elijah Adams 1738–1798
      2. 2. Samuel Adams 1722–1803 m. Elizabeth Wells 1735–
        1. 1. dr (samuel Adams) iii 1751–1788
        2. 2. hannah Adams 1756–
    4. 4. Josiah Adams 1696– m. Bethiah Thompson 1693–1776
    5. 5. Hannah Adams 1698–1744 m. Benjamin Owen 1691–
      1. 1. Ruth Owen 1727–
    6. 6. Ruth Adams 1700–1761 m. Rev. (Nathan) Webb 1705–1772
    7. 7. Bethiah Adams 1702–1796 m. Lt. (Ebenezer) Hunt 1694–1761
    8. 8. Capt (Ebenezer G) Adams 1704–1769 m. Ann Boylston 1706–1770
      1. 1. Boylston Adams 1733–1761
      2. 2. Micajah Adams 1741–1769
      3. 3. REV (Zabdiel BOYLSTON) Adams 1739–1801 m. Elizabeth Stearns 1742–1800
        1. 1. Mary Adams 1774–1859
        2. 2. Elizabeth Adams 1766–1852 m. dr (Peter) Snow 1759–1824 m. Thomas Snow 1786–1818
      4. 4. Peter Adams 1730–1730
      5. 5. Anne Adams 1731–1794 m. Thomas Thayer 1718–1779
      6. 6. Ebenezer Adams 1737–1791 m. Mehitable Spear 1737–1814
        1. 1. Josiah Adams 1763–1844
  2. 2. Sarah Bass 1672–1751 m. Ephraim Thayer 1669–1757
    1. 1. Shadrack Thayer 1701–1783
  3. 3. Joseph Bass 1665–1714
    1. 1. Elizabeth Bass 1704–1774
  4. 4. John Bass 1658–1724 m. Abigail Adams 1658–1696
    1. 1. John Bass 1688–1762
  5. 5. Samuel Bass 1660–1751
  6. 6. Ruth Bass 1662–1699
  7. 7. Mary Bass 1669–1716

Ruth Alden's Timeline

4 Records

1630
18 September 1630
Ruth Alden was married
None
1637
1637
Birth of Ruth Alden in Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
1657
1657
Age 20
Ruth Alden was married in MA
MA
1674
12 October 1674
Age 37
Death of Ruth Alden in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 10
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1640; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2087.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DP1
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2887.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MSL
    [9] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 124.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: FSD
    [10] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HEW
    [11] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 613.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MHH
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 September 1630
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1643; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HEW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1674
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth state: MA
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1640; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Duxbury; Birth state: MA
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The ancestors and descendants of Isaac Alden and Irene Smith, his wife, (1599-1903)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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