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Ruth Brush 1757 – 1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1757

Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 30 Nov 1843

Death Location: Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Father: Israel Brush

Mother: Taphath Sexton

Spouse(s): Michael Higgins

Children(s): Sarah Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins

Ruth Brush was born in 1757 in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, the child of Israel Brush and Taphath Japtha Sexton. Ruth Brush married Michael Higgins, and had children including Sarah Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins. Ruth Brush passed away in 1843 in Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Brush was born in 1757 in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, the child of Israel Brush and Taphath Japtha Sexton.
  • Ruth Brush married Michael Higgins, and had children including Sarah Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins.
  • Ruth Brush passed away in 1843 in Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Israel Brush
1730 – 1779
Birth Location: Huntington, Long Island, Queens, New York, USA
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Taphath Sexton
1736 – 1779
Birth Location: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Michael Higgins
1739 – 1818
Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Higgins
1786 – 1826
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Higgins
1789 – 1842
Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Ruth Brush's Ancestors

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Ruth Brush
1757 – 1843
Birth Place: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Israel Brush
1730 – 1779
Huntington, Long Island, Queens, New York, USA
Taphath (Japtha) Sexton
1736 – 1779
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Grandparents
Timothy Brush
1694 – 1732
Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
Elizabeth Lewis
1699 – 1739
Huntington Station, Suffolk, New York, United States
Charles Sexton
1680 – 1752
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Whitman
1702 – 1734
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brush
1651 – 1698
Sarah Wickes
1655 – 1699
Jonathan Lewis
1658 – 1708
Deliverance Townsend
1667 – 1708
George Sexton
1658 – 1689
Hannah Spencer
1653 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas BRUSH
1630 – 1671
Rebecca Conklin
1630 – 1670
Thomas Wickes
1612 – 1671
Isabel Harcourt
1616 – 1670
John Lewis
1631 – 1690
Mary Button
1633 – 1705
George Sexton
1632 – 1690
Katherine Cowing
1630 – 1689
Thomas Spencer

Ruth Brush's Descendants

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Ruth Brush (28 Feb 1757 – 30 Nov 1843) m. Michael Higgins (5 Dec 1739 – 26 Jun 1818)
  1. 1. Sarah Higgins (1786 – 1826)
  2. 2. Elizabeth Higgins (23 Jul 1789 – 2 Sep 1842) m. Daniel (Albertson) Kashow (16 June 1789 – 4 August 1835)
    1. 1. Mary Kashow (17 Jan 1813 – 24 Dec 1897) m. John Tobias (25 Oct 1812 – 15 Mar 1890)
      1. 1. Melvina (J.) Tobias (abt 1830 – )
      2. 2. Francis (M) Tobias (7 Aug 1834 – 8 Feb 1913) m. Lotta Tobias (Jan 1869 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (A.) Tobias (2 December 1836 – 6 March 1886) m. Allen (W.) Phillips (February 1834 – bef 1910)
        1. 1. ORLANDO (FRANCIS "FRANK") PHILLIPS (Aug 1856 – 1929)
        2. 2. William (M.) Phillips (Mar 1859 – )
        3. 3. Ella (Mae) Phillips (12 Jun 1865 – 02 Jan 1931) m. Emerson (Joshua) Deputy (Mar 1864 – March 7, 1923)
        4. 4. MARY (LULA) PHILLIPS (3 February 1868 – 4 February 1883)
        5. 5. Charles (Melvin) Phillips (02 may 1871 – 28 AUG 1942) m. Josephine (Lenore) Jennings (21 Mar 1871 – 15 Apr 1971)
      4. 4. Oriana (Ora Tobias) (Nay) (31 Jul 1843 – 19 Jan 1933)
      5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Tobias (13 Jun 1846 – 19 Sept 1903) m. John Elliot (15 Dec 1844 – 11 April 1925)
        1. 1. Margaret (F) Elliott (Aug 1868 – ) m. Joseph (A) Huffman (Feb 1868 – )
        2. 2. Mary Elliott (abt 1873 – ) m. Clifford Wilson (abt 1871 – )
        3. 3. Lillian (Sofia) Elliot (18 Jan 1880 – 6 Jun 1969) m. Dr. (Joseph Flugen) Deputy (abt 1880? – May 10, 1915) m. Robertson (Enzor Robert) McClelland (17 Jul 1878 – 9 Aug 1954)
      6. 6. Melvin (J.) Tobias (abt 1848 – 22 May 1913) m. Margaret ('Maggie' Emily) Shepherd (abt 1856 – 1946)
        1. 1. Charles Tobias (20 Dec 1874 – 11 Sep 1946)
        2. 2. Bessie Tobias (22 Oct 1876 – 24 Nov 1935)
        3. 3. Albert (Porter) Tobias (27 May 1880 – 1953)
        4. 4. Howard (Leslie) Tobias (3 Jun 1888 – 14 Nov 1977) m. Laura (Belle) Clapp m. Maude (Victoria) Stewart (abt 1892 – Mar 1967)
        5. 5. Minnie (F) Tobias (16 Mar 1892 – 1951)
    2. 2. Robert (B) Kashow (6 April 1824 – 27 March 1910) m. Eleanor (Zabriskie) Stivers (6 March 1826 – 26 July 1896)
      1. 1. John (M) Kashow (1847 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Milton) Kashow (Sept 1849 – 18 March 1929)
      3. 3. Eleanor Kashow (November 1850 – 18 December 1926) m. Henry (E) Duncan (8 Aug 1845 – 4 April 1887)
        1. 1. Maude (Evelyn) Duncan (3 Oct 1870 – 13 Mar 1954)
        2. 2. Henry (M) Duncan (Sep 1872 – 1 Jan 1907)
        3. 3. Lulu (May) Duncan (Jun 1874 – aft 1924)
        4. 4. Hamilton (P) Duncan (Aug 1876 – abt 1909)
        5. 5. Harry (D) Duncan (Oct 1876 – )
        6. 6. Nellie (K) Duncan* (1877 – )
        7. 7. Francis (Arnoux) Duncan (11 May 1881 – 23 Jan 1957)
      4. 4. Hamilton (Zabriskie) Kashow (26 Aug 1855 – 12 Nov 1857)

Ruth Brush's Timeline

2 Records

1757
28 Feb 1757
Birth of Ruth Brush in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
1843
30 Nov 1843
Age 86
Death of Ruth Brush in Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1757
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1757; Birth city: MT Airy; Birth state: NJ.
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
    [8] Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1843
    Event Place: Mount airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1757; Birth city: MT Airy; Birth state: NJ.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 165 : 1921
    [4] Web: New Jersey, Find A Grave Index, 1664-2011

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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