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Ruth Maxwell 1803–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1803

Birth Location: Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: McDonough, Illinois, United States

Father: Robert Maxwell

Mother: Sarah Alexander

Spouse(s): Jesse Hendrickson

Children(s): Otis Hendrickson

Ruth Maxwell was born in 1803 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States, the child of Robert John Maxwell And Sarah Mary Alexander. Ruth Maxwell married Jesse Townsend Hendrickson, and had children including Otis Plimpton Hendrickson. Ruth Maxwell passed away in 1850 in McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Maxwell was born in 1803 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States, the child of Robert John Maxwell And Sarah Mary Alexander.
  • Ruth Maxwell married Jesse Townsend Hendrickson, and had children including Otis Plimpton Hendrickson.
  • Ruth Maxwell passed away in 1850 in McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Ruth Maxwell's Ancestors

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Ruth Maxwell
1803–1850
Birth Place: Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Parents
Robert John Maxwell
1777–1853
Pennsylvania
Sarah (Mary) Alexander
1778–1850
Winchester, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Alexander Alexander) Captain
1759–1851
Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Annabell (Annibale) Wright
1756–
Winchester, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Captain
1727–1801
Azubah Wright
1736–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mehitable watson
1684–1767
Azariah Wright
1697–1772
Elizabeth Wright
1695–1772

Ruth Maxwell's Descendants

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Ruth Maxwell (24 Jul 1803–1850) m. Jesse (Townsend) Hendrickson (Aug 1793–6 November 1854)
  1. 1. Otis (Plimpton) Hendrickson 1828–1886 m. Nancy (Ann (Hutton\Hooten)) Hendrickson 1831–1923
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Hendrickson 1859–1951 m. William (Douglas) Wade 1860–1936
      1. 1. Eva Wade 1883–1944 m. Thomas (Gail) Linton 1880–1956
        1. 1. Ethelyn (Gertrude) Linton 1915–2008 m. Herbert (Clay) Herren 1913–1974 m. Herman (Edward "Dutch") Eldridge 1913–1951
        2. 2. James (L) Linton 1909–2002

Ruth Maxwell's Timeline

3 Records

1803
24 Jul 1803
Birth of Ruth Maxwell in Jefferson, Ohio, United States
Jefferson, Ohio, United States
1819
9 May 1819
Age 16
Ruth Maxwell was married in Columbiana, Ohio, USA
Columbiana, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
Death of Ruth Maxwell in McDonough, Illinois, United States
McDonough, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1803
    Event Place: Jefferson, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 May 1819
    Event Place: Columbiana, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: McDonough, Illinois, United States

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