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Ruth Parsons 1735–1806 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1735

Birth Location: Tolland County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 31 Jan 1806

Death Location: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Nathaniel Parsons

Mother: Mary Pope

Spouse(s): james cooley

Children(s): James Caldwell, Simeon Cooley, Ruth Pease, Lucy Perkins, Eunice Pease, Chloe Chapin

Ruth Parsons was born in 1735 in Tolland County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Parsons And Mary Pope. Ruth Parsons married James Cooley, and had children including Chloe Chapin, Eunice Pease, James Cooley Caldwell, Lucy Perkins, Ruth Pease, Simeon Cooley. Ruth Parsons passed away in 1806 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Parsons was born in 1735 in Tolland County, Connecticut, USA, the child of Nathaniel Parsons And Mary Pope.
  • Ruth Parsons married James Cooley, and had children including Chloe Chapin, Eunice Pease, James Cooley Caldwell, Lucy Perkins, Ruth Pease, Simeon Cooley.
  • Ruth Parsons passed away in 1806 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Ruth Parsons's Ancestors

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Ruth Parsons
1735–1806
Birth Place: Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Parsons
1702–1792
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Pope
1705–1786
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Parsons
1666–1736
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Parsons
1668–1748
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Nathaniel Pope
1679–1708
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Prisca Chatwell
1679–1756
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Chatwell
1646–1700
Sarah Chatwell
1638–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Parsons's Descendants

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Ruth Parsons (24 Dec 1735–31 Jan 1806) m. james cooley (14 Jun 1728–21 August 1785)
  1. 1. James (Cooley) Caldwell 1758–1851 m. Sarah Shekatha 1759–1850
    1. 1. William (Issac) Caldwell 1791–1869 m. Rebecca (H) Edmond 1795–1884
      1. 1. Isaac Colwell 1822–1900 m. Jane (F) Winchester 1841–1885
        1. 1. Newton (Edgar) Colwell 1878–1952 m. Martha (Ann) Dobbs 1881–1971
      2. 2. Robert (Porter) Caldwell 1821–1885 m. Harriet (James) Caldwell 1829–1865
  2. 2. Simeon Cooley 1773–1828
  3. 3. Ruth Pease 1756–1828
  4. 4. Lucy Perkins 1765–1838
  5. 5. Eunice Pease 1776–1811
  6. 6. Chloe Chapin 1759–1831

Ruth Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1735
24 Dec 1735
Birth of Ruth Parsons in Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
1806
31 Jan 1806
Age 71
Death of Ruth Parsons in Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1735
    Event Place: Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1806
    Event Place: Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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