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Ruth Greene Swift 1715–1767 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 5 September 1767

Death Location: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island

Father: Thomas Swifft

Mother: Rachel Stockbridge

Spouse(s): Thomas Barnes

Children(s): Peter Barnes

The story of Ruth Greene Swift began in 1715 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Ruth Greene Swift married Thomas Barnes, and had children including Peter Barnes. Ruth Greene Swift passed away in 1767 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Greene Swift began in 1715 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Ruth Greene Swift married Thomas Barnes, and had children including Peter Barnes.
  • Ruth Greene Swift passed away in 1767 in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Swifft
1687–1753
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
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Rachel Stockbridge
1690–1785
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Barnes
1708–1767
Birth Location: Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Peter Barnes
1746–1798
Birth Location: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA _5thgrandF
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Ruth Swift's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Swift
1715–1767
Birth Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Thomas Swifft
1687–1753
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Rachel (8th Great Grandmother) Stockbridge
1690–1785
Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas Swift
1659–1696
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Tomson
1654–1717
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Charles Stockbridge
1663–1731
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Tilden
1666–1716
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Tompson
1616–1696
Mary Cooke
1626–1714
Stephen Tilden
–1711
Hannah Little
1637–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Hester Mahieu
1582–1666

Ruth Swift's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Greene) Swift (1715–5 September 1767) m. Thomas Barnes (18 September 1708–5 September 1767)
  1. 1. Peter Barnes 1746–1798 m. Judith Ward 1754–1803
    1. 1. Mary Barnes 1776–1860 m. Ebenezer Ward 1775–1836
      1. 1. William (Barnes Ward \) *dna^ 1802–1879 m. Priscilla Wilt 1807–1892
        1. 1. Charles Ward 1838–1918 m. Sophronia (Jane) Smith 1842–1925

Ruth Swift's Timeline

3 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Ruth Greene Swift in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1735
18 March 1735
Age 20
Ruth Greene Swift was married in Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
1767
5 September 1767
Age 52
Death of Ruth Greene Swift in Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 March 1735
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1767
    Event Place: Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island
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