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Ruth Elizabeth Dunham 1917–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1917

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1987

Death Location: Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Dunham

Mother: Eveline LaClair

Spouse(s): Ira Eggleston, Elton Divoll

Children(s):

Ruth Elizabeth Dunham was born in 1917 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Oliver Dunham And Eveline Edith Laclair. Ruth Elizabeth Dunham married Elton M Divoll, Elton Marcus Divoll, Ira Donald Eggleston, and had children including John Divoll, Mark Divoll, Matthew David Divoll, Nancy D Sprague, Nancy Sprague, Timothy Divoll. Ruth Elizabeth Dunham passed away in 1987 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Elizabeth Dunham was born in 1917 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Oliver Dunham And Eveline Edith Laclair.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Dunham married Elton M Divoll, Elton Marcus Divoll, Ira Donald Eggleston, and had children including John Divoll, Mark Divoll, Matthew David Divoll, Nancy D Sprague, Nancy Sprague, Timothy Divoll.
  • Ruth Elizabeth Dunham passed away in 1987 in Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Dunham
1917–1987
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Oliver Dunham
1896–1979
Calais, Washington, Maine, USA
Eveline (Edith) LaClair
1894–1996
Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Edgar) Dunham
1870–1940
Eastport, Washington County, Maine, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dunham
1842–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliza Matthews
1819–1904
Samuel Dunham
1817–1853

Ruth Dunham's Timeline

2 Records

1917
25 May 1917
Birth of Ruth Elizabeth Dunham in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1987
13 Jul 1987
Age 70
Death of Ruth Elizabeth Dunham in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1917
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Hampshire, U.S., Marriage and Divorce Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Athol Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1987; Publication Place: Athol, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.4419072,0.35064602,0.70813376&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Athol Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1987; Publication Place: Athol, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.4419072,0.35064602,0.70813376&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1987
    Event Place: Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Athol Daily News; Publication Date: 14 Jul 1987; Publication Place: Athol, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.4419072,0.35064602,0.70813376&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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