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Ruth Emily Sheldon 1919–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 AUG 1919

Birth Location: Provdence, Rhode Island

Death Date: 6 MAR 1998

Death Location: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Arthur Sheldon

Mother: Freda Richards

Spouse(s): Kenneth Ballou

Children(s): Kenneth Ballou

In 1919, Ruth Emily Sheldon entered the world in Provdence, Rhode Island, born to Arthur Chester Sheldon And Freda Mary Richards. In 1935, Ruth Emily Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1940, Ruth Emily Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth Emily Sheldon married Kenneth Williams Ballou, and had children including Daniel Sheldon Ballou, Kenneth Lee Ballou. Ruth Emily Sheldon passed away in 1998 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Ruth Emily Sheldon entered the world in Provdence, Rhode Island, born to Arthur Chester Sheldon And Freda Mary Richards.
  • In 1935, Ruth Emily Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • In 1940, Ruth Emily Sheldon resided in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ruth Emily Sheldon married Kenneth Williams Ballou, and had children including Daniel Sheldon Ballou, Kenneth Lee Ballou.
  • Ruth Emily Sheldon passed away in 1998 in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Sheldon
1919–1998
Birth Place: Provdence, Rhode Island
Parents
Arthur Chester Sheldon
1898–1991
Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Freda (Mary) Richards
1899–1989
Winchendon, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Orville (Darwin) Sheldon
1861–1929
Fort Ann, Washington County, New York, United States of America
Mary (Frances) Thompson
1868–1946
Glenville,Greenwich, Connecticut
Henry Richards
1863–1942
Enosburg Falls, Franklin Co., Vermont, USA
Anna Ricord
1865–1900
Sainte-Julienne, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Sheldon
1831–1912
Emily Winegar
1833–1912
William Thompson
1848–1909
Anna Boles
1849–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Uriah Sheldon
1797–1836
Calista Spicer
1801–1854
Chester Winegar
1792–1874
Margaret Offensend
1800–1853
David Boles
1820–
Annie Hagerty
1824–1904

Ruth Sheldon's Descendants

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Ruth (Emily) Sheldon (8 AUG 1919–6 MAR 1998) m. Kenneth (Williams) Ballou (28 May 1918–19 May 1957)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Lee) Ballou 1941–2001

Ruth Sheldon's Timeline

4 Records

1919
8 AUG 1919
Birth of Ruth Emily Sheldon in Provdence, Rhode Island
Provdence, Rhode Island
1935
1935
Age 16
Ruth Emily Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 21
Ruth Emily Sheldon resided here in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1998
6 MAR 1998
Age 79
Death of Ruth Emily Sheldon in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1919
    Event Place: Provdence, Rhode Island
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 013-18-4846; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records
    [3] New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19
    [5] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: T627_1645; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1998
    Event Place: Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 013-18-4846; Issue State: Massachusetts; Issue Date: Before 1951

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