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Ruth Jordan Gordon 1755–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: Abt 1784

Death Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: George Sr

Mother: Mary Forbes

Spouse(s): Arthur Eckels

Children(s): Thomas Eckles

Ruth Jordan Gordon was born in 1755 in Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Adam Gordon Captain Sr And Mary Elizabeth Forbes. Ruth Jordan Gordon married Arthur Richard Eckels, and had children including Thomas Eckles. Ruth Jordan Gordon passed away in 1784 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Jordan Gordon was born in 1755 in Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of George Adam Gordon Captain Sr And Mary Elizabeth Forbes.
  • Ruth Jordan Gordon married Arthur Richard Eckels, and had children including Thomas Eckles.
  • Ruth Jordan Gordon passed away in 1784 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1698–1763
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
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Mary Forbes
1712–1762
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Arthur Eckels
1742–1831
Birth Location: County Down, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Thomas Eckles
1766–1842
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ruth Gordon's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gordon
1755–1784
Birth Place: Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
George Adam Gordon, Captain Sr
1698–1763
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Forbes
1712–1762
, , , Ireland
Grandparents
Richard (Francis) Forbes
1683–1748
Ireland
Sarah Haggertie
1681–1773
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Gordon's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Jordan) Gordon (1755–Abt 1784) m. Arthur (Richard) Eckels (1742–13 Sep 1831)
  1. 1. Thomas Eckles 1766–1842 m. Martha HAGERTY 1774–1857
    1. 1. Susanna Eckles 1803–1888 m. John (Van) Gorder 1804–1866
      1. 1. Alexander VanGorder 1836–1914 m. Lydia (Ann) Florr 1840–1908
        1. 1. Edward (Van) Gorder 1869–1942 m. Mary Klitchko 1875–1934
        2. 2. Rosetta (Van) Gorder 1862–
        3. 3. Eva VanGorder 1867–
        4. 4. Jesse (B) VanGorder 1874–
        5. 5. Ida (May) VanGorder 1877–
      2. 2. Maria (Van) Gorder 1826–
      3. 3. Elias (Van) Gorder 1828–
      4. 4. Amelia (Van) Gorder 1838–

Ruth Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Ruth Jordan Gordon in Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
1784
Abt 1784
Age 29
Death of Ruth Jordan Gordon in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Shady Grove, Antrim TWP, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1784
    Event Place: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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