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Ruth Joy 1756–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUL 1756

Birth Location: Killingly, Windham Co., CT

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

Father: Benjamin GGF

Mother: Sarah Cummings

Spouse(s): John Wilson

Children(s): John Wilson

Ruth Joy was born in 1756 in Killingly, Windham Co., CT, the child of Benjamin Joy 1719 1810 6 Ggf And Sarah Cummings. Ruth Joy married John Wilson, and had children including John Wilson. Ruth Joy passed away in 1841 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Joy was born in 1756 in Killingly, Windham Co., CT, the child of Benjamin Joy 1719 1810 6 Ggf And Sarah Cummings.
  • Ruth Joy married John Wilson, and had children including John Wilson.
  • Ruth Joy passed away in 1841 in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Joy's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Joy
1756–1841
Birth Place: Killingly, Windham Co., CT
Parents
Benjamin Joy (1719-1810) 6 GGF
1719–1810
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Cummings
1722–1803
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
David Joy
1693–1739
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ruth Ford
1698–1795
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Josiah Cummings
1700–1761
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary (Frissell) *
1701–1731
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Joy
1668–1716
Elizabeth Andrews
1665–1743
Joseph Ford
1666–1749
Lois Stetson
1672–1735
John Cummings
1668–1751
Mary Lee
1672–1724
Joseph Frissell
1660–1704
Abigail Bartholomew
1672–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Joy
1645–1697
Mary Prince
1649–1726
Captain Sr
1632–1690
Ruth Tobey
1635–1732
William Bartholomew
1640–1697
Mary Johnson
1642–1705

Ruth Joy's Descendants

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Ruth Joy (22 JUL 1756–1841) m. John Wilson (18 March 1746–1792)
  1. 1. John Wilson 1776–1840

Ruth Joy's Timeline

3 Records

1756
22 JUL 1756
Birth of Ruth Joy in Killingly, Windham Co., CT
Killingly, Windham Co., CT
1841
17 FEB 1841
Age 85
Death of Ruth Joy in Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY
Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY
1841
1841
Age 85
Burial of Ruth Joy in Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1756
    Event Place: Killingly, Windham Co., CT
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 FEB 1841
    Event Place: Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 092 : 1912

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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