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Ruth Brooks 1741 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 2, 1741

Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1779

Death Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Caleb Brooks

Mother: Ruth Albree

Spouse(s): Joseph Secomb

Children(s): Rebecca Secombe, Ruth Secomb, Mehitable Seccomb, Mehitable Frothingham, Joseph Secombe, Elizabeth Secombe, Mary Secombe, Thomas Secombe, John Secombe, Caleb Secombe, John Seccomb

Ruth Brooks was born in 1741 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Brooks and Ruth Albree. Ruth Brooks married Joseph Secomb, and had children including Rebecca Secombe, Ruth Secomb, Mehitable Seccomb, Mehitable Frothingham, Joseph Secombe, Elizabeth Secombe, Mary Secombe, Thomas Secombe, John Secombe, Caleb Brooks Secombe, John Seccomb. Ruth Brooks passed away in 1779 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Brooks was born in 1741 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Caleb Brooks and Ruth Albree.
  • Ruth Brooks married Joseph Secomb, and had children including Rebecca Secombe, Ruth Secomb, Mehitable Seccomb, Mehitable Frothingham, Joseph Secombe, Elizabeth Secombe, Mary Secombe, Thomas Secombe, John Secombe, Caleb Brooks Secombe, John Seccomb.
  • Ruth Brooks passed away in 1779 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Brooks
1694 – 1766
Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Ruth Albree
1729 – 1793
Birth Location: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Secomb
1736 – 1810
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Rebecca Secombe
1762 – 1832
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Ruth Secomb
1763 –
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
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Mehitable Seccomb
1764 –
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mehitable Frothingham
1764 – 1804
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Joseph Secombe
1766 – 1817
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Secombe
1768 –
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Secombe
1770 –
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Secombe
1771 –
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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John Secombe
1774 – 1773
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Caleb Secombe
1776 – 1807
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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John Seccomb
– 1793
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Brooks
1741 – 1779
Birth Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Caleb Brooks
1694 – 1766
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Ruth Albree
1729 – 1793
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Albree
1688 – 1755
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Elizabeth Green
1686 – 1751
Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Alburie\Albury
1665 – 1699
Mrs. Albree
1669 – 1699
Samuel Green
1663 – 1690
Elizabeth Sill
1668 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Alburie
1620 –
Dorothy Turner

Ruth Brooks's Descendants

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Ruth Brooks (Aug 2, 1741 – 2 Jun 1779) m. Joseph Secomb (7 Dec 1736 – 2 Nov 1810)
  1. 1. Rebecca Secombe (25 Mar 1762 – 22 Nov 1832)
  2. 2. Ruth Secomb (17 Jul 1763 – ) m. Joseph Tibbetts (1 Mar 1761 – )
    1. 1. Rachel Tibbetts (18 Jun 1784 – Aft 1861) m. Abial Holt (09 Aug 1789 – 03 Dec 1826)
      1. 1. Joseph (Tibbits) Holt (11 October 1818 – 20 Aug 1894)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Brgsbee) Holt (8 Aug 1820 – 14 Aug 1876) m. William (B) Larrabee (27 Oct 1818 – 03 Sep 1851)
        1. 1. Emily (M) Larrabee (23 Mar 1841 – 16 Apr 1926)
        2. 2. Emily (Marie) Mansfield (23 March 1841 – 16 April 1926) m. James (Edward) Mansfield (24 September 1839 – 16 May 1911)
        3. 3. Charles (F) Larrabee (14 JUN 1843 – 30 Dec 1865)
        4. 4. William (H) Larrabee (26 Dec 1845 – 04 Dec 1886)
        5. 5. Joseph (F) Larrabee (08 MAY 1848 – 04 JUL 1859)
      3. 3. Daniel Holt (07 May 1823 – 07 Aug 1899)
      4. 4. Ephraim (T.) Holt (11 Feb 1825 – 20 June 1848)
      5. 5. William (Larabee) Holt
    2. 2. Ebenezer (Sr Tibbetts) Tippetts ( – 27 Jan 1831)
  3. 3. Mehitable Seccomb (17 Dec 1764 – )
  4. 4. Mehitable Frothingham (17 December 1764 – 26 August 1804)
  5. 5. Joseph Secombe (6 Dec 1766 – 10 Dec 1817)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Secombe (31 May 1768 – )
  7. 7. Mary Secombe (11 Jan 1770 – )
  8. 8. Thomas Secombe (24 Sep 1771 – )
  9. 9. John Secombe (18 Oct 1774 – 10 Sep 1773)
  10. 10. Caleb (Brooks) Secombe (14 May 1776 – 28 Jul 1807)
  11. 11. John Seccomb ( – 18 July 1793)

Ruth Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1741
12 Aug 1741
Birth of Ruth Brooks in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1741
Aug 2, 1741
Birth of Ruth Brooks in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1741
12 Aug 1741
Ruth Brooks was baptized
None
1779
2 Jun 1779
Age 38
Death of Ruth Brooks in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 2, 1741
    Event Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1741
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families An attempt to trace, in both the male and fe

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1779
    Event Place: Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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