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Ruth Beatrice Hess 1917–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 December 1917

Birth Location: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America

Death Date: 13 March 2006

Death Location: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Mortimer Hess

Mother: Edna Parson

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In 1917, Ruth Beatrice Hess entered the world in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Mortimer Hess And Edna S Parson. Ruth Beatrice Hess passed away in 2006 in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Ruth Beatrice Hess entered the world in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America, born to Mortimer Hess And Edna S Parson.
  • Ruth Beatrice Hess passed away in 2006 in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Ruth Hess's Ancestors

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Ruth Hess
1917–2006
Birth Place: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
Parents
Mortimer Hess
1881–1957
Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
Edna (S.) Parson
1884–1941
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel (C) Hess
1849–1880
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Experience (Edmunds) Shaw
1846–1935
Cape May, Cape May, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richmond Hess
1828–1894
Abigail Champion
1831–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hesse
1792–1843
Eleanor Ingersoll
1798–1854

Ruth Hess's Timeline

2 Records

1917
31 December 1917
Birth of Ruth Beatrice Hess in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
2006
13 March 2006
Age 89
Death of Ruth Beatrice Hess in United States of America
United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 December 1917
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 March 2006
    Event Place: United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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