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Ruth Merritt 1694–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1694

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 16 Oct 1721

Death Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: John Merritt

Mother: Elizabeth Hyland

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The story of Ruth Merritt began in 1694 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Ruth Merritt passed away in 1721 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Merritt began in 1694 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Ruth Merritt passed away in 1721 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Ruth Merritt's Ancestors

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Ruth Merritt
1694–1721
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Merritt
1661–1740
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Hyland
1665–1746
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Merritt
1635–1676
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Wyborn
1641–1677
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Thomas (Hyland) III
1629–1690
Tenterden, Kent, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Stockbridge
1640–1706
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, American Colonies
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wyborn
1580–1656
Elizabeth (Mnu)
1616–1658
Thomas II
1604–1683
Deborah Curtis
1607–1707
John Stockbridge
1608–1657
Anne Kendall
1614–1642
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hyland
1572–1629
Agnes Woodman
1581–1628
Richard Curtis
1580–1693
Susan Frederick
1580–1630
John Kendall
1580–1630
Susan Brewer
1584–1631

Ruth Merritt's Timeline

2 Records

1694
May 1694
Birth of Ruth Merritt in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1721
16 Oct 1721
Age 27
Death of Ruth Merritt in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1694
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1721
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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