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Ruth Lewis 1729 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1729

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 19 Sep 1796

Death Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: Nehemiah Lewis

Mother: Jerusha Gridley

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In 1729, Ruth Lewis entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Nehemiah Lewis and Jerusha Gridley. Ruth Lewis passed away in 1796 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Ruth Lewis entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Nehemiah Lewis and Jerusha Gridley.
  • Ruth Lewis passed away in 1796 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Ruth Lewis's Ancestors

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Ruth Lewis
1729 – 1796
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Nehemiah Lewis
1705 – 1779
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Jerusha Gridley
1712 – 1745
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel ((7)) Lewis
1648 – 1732
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Royce
1675 – 1744
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Gridley
1684 – 1714
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Lewis
1679 – 1760
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1620 – 1690
Mary Hopkins
1620 – 1671
Nehemiah Royce
1636 – 1706
Hannah Morgan
1642 – 1706
Samuel Gridley
1647 – 1712
Esther Thompson
1655 – 1696
William Lewis
1657 – 1737
Phebe Moore
1661 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1594 – 1683
Felix Collins
1596 – 1671
William Hopkins
1594 – 1643
Mary Andrews
1598 – 1671
James Morgan
1607 – 1685
Margery Hill
1611 – 1690
Thomas Gridley
1612 – 1655
Mary (9)
1622 – 1689
Thomas Thompson
1617 – 1655
Anne Welles
1619 – 1680
William Lewis
1620 – 1690
Mary Hopkins
1620 – 1671
Isaac Moore
1625 – 1677
Ruth Stanley
1629 – 1696

Ruth Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1729
01 Sep 1729
Birth of Ruth Lewis in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1796
19 Sep 1796
Age 67
Death of Ruth Lewis in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1729
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

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