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Ruth Shepard 1662–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1662

Birth Location: Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Death Date: 1702

Death Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Father: Thomas Shepard

Mother: Hannah Ensign

Spouse(s): William Wyeth

Children(s): Deborah Wyeth

The story of Ruth Shepard began in 1662 in Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex). Ruth Shepard married William Wyeth, and had children including Deborah Wyeth. Ruth Shepard passed away in 1702 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex).

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Shepard began in 1662 in Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex).
  • Ruth Shepard married William Wyeth, and had children including Deborah Wyeth.
  • Ruth Shepard passed away in 1702 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex).

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Shepard's Ancestors

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Ruth Shepard
1662–1702
Birth Place: Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Parents
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Dedham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts
Hannah Ensign
1640–1697
Scituate, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Grandparents
Ralph Shepard
1603–1693
London, Middelsex Co., England
Thankful Perkins
1612–1693
Stepney London, Middlesex Co., England
Thomas (Jurate) Ensign
1599–1663
Rye, East Sussex Co., England
Elizabeth Wilder
1621–1686
Shiplake, Oxfordshire Co., England
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Shepard
1571–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Shepard's Descendants

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Ruth Shepard (1662–1702) m. William Wyeth (1 JAN 1657–3 OCT 1703)
  1. 1. Deborah Wyeth 1690–1773 m. Joshua Gamage 1683–1744
    1. 1. Nathaniel Gammage 1712–1750 m. Mary Norwood 1717–1821
      1. 1. Joshua (B.) Gammage 1741–1810 m. Elinor Foster 1748–1795
        1. 1. Elinor Gammage 1767–1855 m. Andrew Parsons 1765–1840

Ruth Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1662
1662
Birth of Ruth Shepard in Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
1702
1702
Age 40
Death of Ruth Shepard in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
1702
1702
Age 40
Burial of Ruth Shepard in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1702
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts (Middlesex)
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Jeffrey Sprague, [email protected]. Imported on 31 March 2020.

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