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Ruth Bower 1616–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 JAN 1687

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: George Bowers

Mother: Barbara Smythe

Spouse(s): Richard Knowles

Children(s):

In 1616, Ruth Bower entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to George Bowers And Barbara Smythe. Ruth Bower married Richard Knowles. Ruth Bower passed away in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1616, Ruth Bower entered the world in Yorkshire, England, born to George Bowers And Barbara Smythe.
  • Ruth Bower married Richard Knowles.
  • Ruth Bower passed away in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Ruth Bower's Ancestors

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Ruth Bower
1616–1687
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Bowers
1590–1656
Manby, Lincolnshire, England
Barbara Smythe
1596–1644
Braithwell with Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bower
1564–1659
Lincolnshire, England
Iverner Minster
1570–1593
Lincolnshire, England
John Smith
1550–1612
Boughton, Northamptonshire, England
Adrian Chadwick
1552–1588
Broughton, North Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Bowers
1513–1570
Joan Moggeridge
1515–1565
Thomas Minister
1525–1615
Mary Benlow
1526–1575
William Smith
1532–1579
Alice Watson
1535–1585
Richard Blande
1548–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bowers
1493–1517
Agnes Weston
1482–1535
John Minister
1505–
Eliza Praill
1505–
John Benlow
1500–
Anna Thomas
1506–
Richard Smythe
1440–1527
Agnes Brounker
1470–1549
Thomas Watson
1491–1578
Agnes Weeks
1505–1576

Ruth Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Ruth Bower in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1687
9 JAN 1687
Age 71
Death of Ruth Bower in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 JAN 1687
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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