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Ruth Bowers 1616 – 1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1670

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Bowers

Mother: Barbara Smythe

Spouse(s): Richard Knowles

Children(s): Mehitable Knowles

Ruth Bowers was born in 1616 in England, the child of George Bowers and Barbara Smythe. Ruth Bowers married Richard Knowles, and had children including Mehitable Knowles. Ruth Bowers passed away in 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Bowers was born in 1616 in England, the child of George Bowers and Barbara Smythe.
  • Ruth Bowers married Richard Knowles, and had children including Mehitable Knowles.
  • Ruth Bowers passed away in 1670 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ruth Bowers's Ancestors

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Ruth Bowers
1616 – 1670
Birth Place: England
Parents
George Bowers
1590 – 1656
Manby, Lincolnshire, England
Barbara Smythe
1595 – 1644
Braithwell, Yorkshire, England
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Ruth Bowers's Descendants

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Ruth Bowers (1616 – 1670) m. Richard Knowles (1614 – 1670)
  1. 1. Mehitable Knowles (1653 – 1721) m. George Brown (1651 – 1721)
    1. 1. George Brown (1684 – 1735) m. Elizabeth Mulford (1677 – 21 Dec 1746)

Ruth Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Ruth Bowers in England
England
1670
1670
Age 54
Death of Ruth Bowers in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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