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Ruth Adelia Dickerson 1801–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 DEC 1801

Birth Location: Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: Aug 1880

Death Location: Herkermir, New York, New York, USA

Father: Mark Townsend

Mother: Elizabeth Clement

Spouse(s): John Townsend

Children(s): Mary Townsend

Ruth Adelia Dickerson was born in 1801 in Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, the child of Mark Townsend And Elizabeth Clement. Ruth Adelia Dickerson married John Butler Townsend, and had children including Mary Polly Townsend. Ruth Adelia Dickerson passed away in 1880 in Herkermir, New York, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Adelia Dickerson was born in 1801 in Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States, the child of Mark Townsend And Elizabeth Clement.
  • Ruth Adelia Dickerson married John Butler Townsend, and had children including Mary Polly Townsend.
  • Ruth Adelia Dickerson passed away in 1880 in Herkermir, New York, New York, USA.

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Ruth Dickerson's Ancestors

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Ruth Dickerson
1801–1880
Birth Place: Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Mark Townsend
1756–1811
Upper, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Clement
1757–1811
Cape May County, New Jersey,
Grandparents
Isaac Townsend
1715–1788
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Willets
1719–1796
Upper, Cape May, New Jersey,
Great-Grandparents
Millicent Somers
1685–1762
Martha Corson
1695–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah Hodgkins
1667–1738
John Corson
1660–1728

Ruth Dickerson's Descendants

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Ruth (Adelia) Dickerson (11 DEC 1801–Aug 1880) m. John (Butler) Townsend (28 Jun 1796–24 Aug 1860)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Townsend 1818–1879 m. Amos (John) Conklin 1813–1888
    1. 1. John (Townsend) Conklin 1846–1921 m. Sarah (Ann) Culver 1843–1903
      1. 1. Phoebe (Elosia) Conklin 1875–1954 m. William (Henry) Seymour 1871–1906 m. Robert McCann 1875–1942
        1. 1. Florence (Berma) Seymour 1900–1970 m. Walter (Reid) Kieffer 1898–1946
        2. 2. Edward (J) Seymour 1895–1947
        3. 3. Gladys (Elizabeth) McCann 1909–1971
        4. 4. Francis (Eugene) McCann 1907–1985
        5. 5. Lewis (W) McCann 1912–1991
        6. 6. Agnes (Marie) Seymour 1904–1982
        7. 7. Lena (Pauline McCann) Rumsey 1892–1956
        8. 8. Floyd (Bert) Seymour 1900–1969
        9. 9. William (I) Seymour 1902–1963
        10. 10. Marian (Amelia) Seymour 1897–1973
        11. 11. Frederick (Jerry) Seymour 1894–1944
        12. 12. Stella (E.) McCann 1914–2011

Ruth Dickerson's Timeline

2 Records

1801
11 DEC 1801
Birth of Ruth Adelia Dickerson in Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
1880
Aug 1880
Age 79
Death of Ruth Adelia Dickerson in Herkermir, New York, New York, USA
Herkermir, New York, New York, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1801
    Event Place: Upper Township, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1880
    Event Place: Herkermir, New York, New York, USA

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