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Ruth Childs 1686–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1686

Birth Location: Colehill, Dorset, England

Death Date: aft 1741

Death Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States

Father: Henry Childs

Mother: Hannah Ball

Spouse(s): John Seymour

Children(s): Sarah Ann

Ruth Childs was born in 1686 in Colehill, Dorset, England, the child of Henry Childs And Hannah Anna Ball. Ruth Childs married John Lord Wilson Seymour, and had children including Sarah Ann. Ruth Childs passed away in 1741 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Childs was born in 1686 in Colehill, Dorset, England, the child of Henry Childs And Hannah Anna Ball.
  • Ruth Childs married John Lord Wilson Seymour, and had children including Sarah Ann.
  • Ruth Childs passed away in 1741 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Childs
1652–1740
Birth Location: Hereford County, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Hannah Ball
1650–1696
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John Seymour
1635–1722
Birth Location: Olney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sarah Ann
1701–1752
Birth Location: Bohemia Acres, Cecil County, Maryland, United States
SA

Ruth Childs's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Childs
1686–1741
Birth Place: Colehill, Dorset, England
Parents
Henry Childs
1652–1740
Hereford County, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Hannah ('Anna') Ball
1650–1696
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Childs's Descendants

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Ruth Childs (25 Apr 1686–aft 1741) m. John (Lord Wilson) Seymour (8 Nov 1635–13 Nov 1722)
  1. 1. Sarah Ann 1701–1752 m. Jeremiah (York) I. 1683–1765
    1. 1. Jeremiah (Thomas York) III 1730–1797 m. Mary Thomas 1730–1805
      1. 1. Pvt (Jeremiah York) III 1762–1835 m. Sarah Hargis 1769–1820
        1. 1. Elijah York 1791–1850 m. Anny (Amy) Rusher-York 1750–1850 m. Mary (Polly) Rusher 1810–1850
      2. 2. Susannah Yorke 1760–1838

Ruth Childs's Timeline

2 Records

1686
25 Apr 1686
Birth of Ruth Childs in Colehill, Dorset, England
Colehill, Dorset, England
1741
aft 1741
Age 55
Death of Ruth Childs in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1686
    Event Place: Colehill, Dorset, England
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 1741
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.
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