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Ruth Sands 1652 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1652

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: James Sands

Mother: Sarah Walker

Spouse(s): Benjamin Foster

Children(s): Abigail Foster

Ruth Sands was born in 1652 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, the child of James Sands and Sarah Ann Walker. Ruth Sands married Benjamin Foster, and had children including Abigail Foster. Ruth Sands passed away in 1726 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • Ruth Sands was born in 1652 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, the child of James Sands and Sarah Ann Walker.
  • Ruth Sands married Benjamin Foster, and had children including Abigail Foster.
  • Ruth Sands passed away in 1726 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Ruth Sands's Ancestors

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Ruth Sands
1652 – 1726
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Parents
James Sands
1622 – 1695
Reading, Berkshire, England
Sarah (Ann) Walker
1626 –
Weymouth, Dorset, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Sands's Descendants

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Ruth Sands (1652 – 1726) m. Benjamin Foster (1655 – 2 Sep 1690)
  1. 1. Abigail Foster (10 Feb 1677 – 1760) m. John Stone (1674 – Sep 1759)
    1. 1. Anne Stone (1716 – ) m. William Colgrove
    2. 2. Abigail Stone (1716 – ) m. Amos Hammond
    3. 3. Jonathan Stone (Aug 1720 – 25 Aug 1770) m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Westcott (31 Dec 1735 – )
      1. 1. Josiah Stone (1744 – Sep 1831)
      2. 2. John Stone (1749 – 1774) m. Phebe Dailey (1747 – 1 Oct 1817)
        1. 1. Oliver Stone (1768 – 1830) m. Elizabeth Bassett
        2. 2. Avis Stone (1769 – 5 Sep 1863) m. Caleb Arnold (5 Mar 1759 – 1 Nov 1834)
        3. 3. Hannah Stone (abt 1775 – ) m. John Vickry
      3. 3. Mercy Stone m. Oliver Williams
      4. 4. Phebe Stone
      5. 5. Hannah Stone
    4. 4. Alice (Mercy) Stone (1723 – ) m. Daniel Fiske (10 May 1710 – 1764)
    5. 5. Joseph Stone (1726 – 13 Sep 1802) m. Anne Kent (1725 – 17 Nov 1804)
      1. 1. Abigail Stone (19 Oct 1753 – )

Ruth Sands's Timeline

2 Records

1652
1652
Birth of Ruth Sands in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
1726
1726
Age 74
Death of Ruth Sands in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

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