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Ruth Powell 1724 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1724

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Orange, Virginia, United States

Father: James Powell

Mother: Mary Gordon

Spouse(s): Abner Breeding

Children(s): Aquila Breeden\Breeding, Berryman Breeding, Preston Breeding

Ruth Powell was born in 1724 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, the child of James Powell and Mary Gordon. Ruth Powell later married Abner Cross Breeding, and together they raised children including Aquila Breeden\Breeding, Berryman Breeden Breeding and Preston Remus Breeding. In 1805, Ruth Powell passed away in Orange, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

James Powell
1725 – 1776
Birth Location: st, thomas, parish, Orange County, Virginia, USA
JP
Mary Gordon
1728 – 1808
Birth Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
MG

Spouses(s)

Abner Breeding
1734 – 1790
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
AB

Children(s)

Aquila Breeden\Breeding
1769 – 1830
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
AB
Berryman Breeding
1772 – 1820
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
BB
Preston Breeding
1780 – 1833
Birth Location: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
PB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1724
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1805
    Event Place: Orange, Virginia, United States
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