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Ruth Dunn 1787 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 May 1787

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 21 Jun 1855

Death Location: Hendricks County Indiana

Father: William Dunn

Mother: Bathsheba Cook

Spouse(s): Benjamin Griffith

Children(s): Mary Griffith

Ruth Dunn was born in 1787 in Kentucky, the child of William Dunn and Bathsheba Cook. Ruth Dunn married Benjamin S Griffith, and had children including Mary Ann POLLY Griffith. Ruth Dunn passed away in 1855 in Hendricks County Indiana.

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Biography

  • Ruth Dunn was born in 1787 in Kentucky, the child of William Dunn and Bathsheba Cook.
  • Ruth Dunn married Benjamin S Griffith, and had children including Mary Ann POLLY Griffith.
  • Ruth Dunn passed away in 1855 in Hendricks County Indiana.

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Ruth Dunn's Ancestors

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Ruth Dunn
1787 – 1855
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
William Dunn
1750 – 1798
Warren, Kentucky, United States
Bathsheba Cook
1755 – 1792
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Dunn's Descendants

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Ruth Dunn (06 May 1787 – 21 Jun 1855) m. Benjamin (S) Griffith (01 Feb 1782 – 22 Nov 1852)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann POLLY) Griffith (Abt. 1816 – 15 Mar 1905) m. Perry (Elmer) Burk (Abt. 1818 – 08 Jan 1894)
    1. 1. George Burk (Abt. 1848 – Bef. 1880) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Goodwin (29 Apr 1846 – )
      1. 1. Cecil (E) Burk (1873 – )
      2. 2. Roscoe (Everett) Burk (27 Sep 1874 – 07 Jun 1955) m. Addie (Mae) Williams (1891 – 10 Jul 1940)
      3. 3. Conrod Burk (1875 – )
      4. 4. Perry (Elmer) Burke (15 Mar 1877 – 03 Feb 1946)

Ruth Dunn's Timeline

2 Records

1787
06 May 1787
Birth of Ruth Dunn in Kentucky
Kentucky
1855
21 Jun 1855
Age 68
Death of Ruth Dunn in Hendricks County Indiana
Hendricks County Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 May 1787
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Hendricks County Indiana

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