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Ruth Bowers 1616–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1616

Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England

Death Date: 28 Aug 1687

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

Father: George Bowers

Mother:

Spouse(s): Richard Knowles

Children(s): Samuel Sr, Ruth Knowles

The story of Ruth Bowers began in 1616 in Dorset, Dorset, England. Ruth Bowers married Richard Knowles, and had children including Ruth Duty Knowles, Samuel Knowles Sr. Ruth Bowers passed away in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Bowers began in 1616 in Dorset, Dorset, England.
  • Ruth Bowers married Richard Knowles, and had children including Ruth Duty Knowles, Samuel Knowles Sr.
  • Ruth Bowers passed away in 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Ruth Bowers's Ancestors

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Ruth Bowers
1616–1687
Birth Place: Dorset, Dorset, England
Parents
George Denton Bowers
1590–1656
Manly, Lincoln, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bowers
1565–1656
First, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth (Iwerner) Minister
1570–1659
Manby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Benlow
1526–1575
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Bowers's Descendants

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Ruth Bowers (1616–28 Aug 1687) m. Richard Knowles (17 Sep 1614–3 Jun 1675)
  1. 1. Samuel (Knowles) Sr 1651–1737 m. Mercy Freeman 1659–1745
    1. 1. Ruth Knowles 1694–1745
    2. 2. Amos Knowles 1702–1786
    3. 3. Cornelius Knowles 1695–1764
    4. 4. John Knowles 1692–1753
    5. 5. Rebecca Knowles 1690–1755
    6. 6. Nathaniel Knowles 1686–1732
    7. 7. Richard Knowles 1688–1769
    8. 8. James Knowles 1685–1761
    9. 9. Samuel Knowles 1683–1750 m. Bethiah Brown 1685–
      1. 1. Azuba Knowles 1713–1762
    10. 10. Mercy Knowles 1681–1732
    11. 11. James Knowles 1680–1765
  2. 2. Ruth (Duty) Knowles 1657–1714

Ruth Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1616
1616
Birth of Ruth Bowers in Dorset, Dorset, England
Dorset, Dorset, England
1687
28 Aug 1687
Age 71
Death of Ruth Bowers in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1616
    Event Place: Dorset, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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