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Ruth Jerusha Orr 1799–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1799

Birth Location: Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Scotch Hill, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Orr

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

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The story of Ruth Jerusha Orr began in 1799 in Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA. Ruth Jerusha Orr passed away in 1887 in Scotch Hill, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Jerusha Orr began in 1799 in Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA.
  • Ruth Jerusha Orr passed away in 1887 in Scotch Hill, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Ruth Orr's Ancestors

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Ruth Orr
1799–1887
Birth Place: Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John Dale Orr
1765–1840
Baltimore County, MD
Elizabeth (Jane) Jones
1770–1853
Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
John Orr
1730–
Derry, Ulster-Northern, Ireland
Hannah Brown
1740–1771
New Castle, DE
Great-Grandparents
George {MA}
1706–1745
Mary Jones
1710–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jones
1668–1748
Esther Morgan
1678–1754

Ruth Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1799
1799
Birth of Ruth Jerusha Orr in Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA
Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA
1887
1887
Age 88
Death of Ruth Jerusha Orr in Scotch Hill, Monongalia, W. VA., USA
Scotch Hill, Monongalia, W. VA., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Sand Ridge, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Scotch Hill, Monongalia, W. VA., USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotch Hill, Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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