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Ruth Gorham 1713–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1713

Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 September 1792

Death Location: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Shubael Gorham

Mother:

Spouse(s): Cornelius Bennet

Children(s): Theodate Miller, Sylvanus Bennet, William Bennett, Ebenezer Bennet, Batchelor Bennett, Sally Bennet

The story of Ruth Gorham began in 1713 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Gorham married Cornelius Bennet, and had children including Batchelor Bennett, Ebenezer Livy Bennet, Sally Bennet, Sylvanus Bennet, Theodate Miller, William Bennett. Ruth Gorham passed away in 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Gorham began in 1713 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ruth Gorham married Cornelius Bennet, and had children including Batchelor Bennett, Ebenezer Livy Bennet, Sally Bennet, Sylvanus Bennet, Theodate Miller, William Bennett.
  • Ruth Gorham passed away in 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Ruth Gorham's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Gorham
1713–1792
Birth Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Shubael Gorham
1667–1750
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Gorham) capt
1619–1676
Benefield, Northamptonshire, England
Desire Howland
1624–1683
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Gorham
1575–1642
Margaret STEVENSON
1579–1637
john Howland
1591–1672
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gorham
1550–1576
Henry Howland
–1635
Margaret
1560–
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan Hurst
1568–1621

Ruth Gorham's Descendants

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Ruth Gorham (7 May 1713–2 September 1792) m. Cornelius Bennet (9 July 1703–22 February 1766)
  1. 1. Theodate Miller 1751–1797
  2. 2. Sylvanus Bennet 1754–1809
  3. 3. William Bennett 1734–1809
  4. 4. Ebenezer (Livy) Bennet 1737–1806
  5. 5. Batchelor Bennett 1742–1820
  6. 6. Sally Bennet 1747–1811 m. Ebenezer Wood 1735–1803
    1. 1. Wilkes (Wood) Esq 1770–1843 m. Betsey (Wild) Thompson 1788–1822
      1. 1. Mary (Thompson) Hathaway 1828–1908 m. R. (L.) Hathaway 1812–
        1. 1. C. (Wilks) Hathaway 1847–
        2. 2. Helen (R.) Hathaway 1851–
        3. 3. Ida Hathaway 1858–
      2. 2. Cornelius (B) Wood 1809–1885 m. Conelia (B.) Wood 1828–
      3. 3. Emily (Louisa) Crane 1816–1905 m. Thomas (Briggs) Crane 1814–1882
        1. 1. Emily (Wood) Crane 1856–1860
        2. 2. Milton (Andros) Crane 1842–1877
        3. 3. Mary (Louise) Crane 1855–1936
      4. 4. Charles (Wilkes) Wood 1814–1895
        1. 1. Caroline (M.) Wood 1855–
      5. 5. Betsey (Thompson) Wood 1822–1829
      6. 6. William (Henry) Wood 1811–1883
    2. 2. Gorham Wood 1774–1836 m. Elizabeth Wood 1778–1856
      1. 1. Ebenezer (Gardner) Wood 1808–1809
      2. 2. Melinda Curtis 1806–1887
      3. 3. Puella (Hussey) Dean 1804–1887
      4. 4. Hartley Wood 1810–1889
      5. 5. Eleanor (B) Wood 1818–1894
      6. 6. Elisabeth (W) Pratt 1802–1877
    3. 3. Sally Wood 1776–1843 m. Roger Haskell 1776–1843
      1. 1. Abigail (N. Haskell) Steere 1801–1857
      2. 2. Terla (W.) Waldo 1804–1886
        1. 1. Catherine Vanhorn 1830–
      3. 3. Horatio (Gates) Haskell 1812–1878
      4. 4. Hartwell (B.) Haskell 1808–1874
    4. 4. Theodata Wood 1779–
    5. 5. Horatio (Gates) Wood 1789–1861 m. Abigail Wood 1801–1854
      1. 1. Ebenezer Wood 1836–1863
      2. 2. William (Wirt) Wood 1834–1839
      3. 3. Infant (Son) Wood 1831–1831

Ruth Gorham's Timeline

2 Records

1713
7 May 1713
Birth of Ruth Gorham in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1792
2 September 1792
Age 79
Death of Ruth Gorham in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1713
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Nantucket, Massachusetts to the Year 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1792
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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