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Ruth Hanks 1759–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Dec 1759

Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 2 Nov 1839

Death Location: Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA

Father: John Hanks

Mother: Sarah Hall

Spouse(s): William Bigsby

Children(s): Richard Bixby, Zeriah Bixby, Ruth Bixby, Chester Bixby, Asa Bixby

Ruth Hanks was born in 1759 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Deacon Hanks And Sarah Tabitha Hall. Ruth Hanks married William Asa Bixby Bigsby, and had children including Asa Bixby, Chester Bixby, Richard Bixby, Ruth Bixby, Zeriah Bixby. Ruth Hanks passed away in 1839 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Hanks was born in 1759 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Deacon Hanks And Sarah Tabitha Hall.
  • Ruth Hanks married William Asa Bixby Bigsby, and had children including Asa Bixby, Chester Bixby, Richard Bixby, Ruth Bixby, Zeriah Bixby.
  • Ruth Hanks passed away in 1839 in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA.

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Ruth Hanks's Ancestors

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Ruth Hanks
1759–1839
Birth Place: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Deacon Hanks
1730–1815
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sarah (Tabitha) Hall
1734–1788
Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Hanks) Jr
1702–1787
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Mary White
1704–1772
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1665–1755
Abigail Heiford
1680–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Hanks
1630–1674
Elizabeth Lee
1627–1702

Ruth Hanks's Descendants

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Ruth Hanks (17 Dec 1759–2 Nov 1839) m. William (Asa Bixby) Bigsby (13 Apr 1755–30 Sep 1795)
  1. 1. Richard Bixby 1788–1863
  2. 2. Zeriah Bixby 1795–1796
  3. 3. Ruth Bixby 1785–1799
  4. 4. Chester Bixby 1781–1782
  5. 5. Asa Bixby 1792–1864 m. Sarah Taylor 1795–1879
    1. 1. Taylor (Levi) Bixby 1824–1885
    2. 2. Chester Bixby 1832–1915
    3. 3. Rachel Bixby 1821–1877
    4. 4. Ruth Bixby 1826–
    5. 5. Melissa Bixby 1843–1920
    6. 6. Stephen (T) Bixby 1830–1906
    7. 7. Sarah Bixby 1828–1829

Ruth Hanks's Timeline

2 Records

1759
17 Dec 1759
Birth of Ruth Hanks in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1839
2 Nov 1839
Age 80
Death of Ruth Hanks in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA
Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1759
    Event Place: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Nov 1839
    Event Place: Randolph, Orange, Vermont, USA

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