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Ruth Thurston 1691–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1691

Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas Thurston

Mother: Mehitable Thurston***

Spouse(s): Zachariah III

Children(s): Enoch Eddy

Ruth Thurston was born in 1691 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Thurston And Mehitable Tripp Thurston. Ruth Thurston married Zachariah Eddy Iii, and had children including Enoch Ward Eddy. Ruth Thurston passed away in 1770 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Thurston was born in 1691 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Thurston And Mehitable Tripp Thurston.
  • Ruth Thurston married Zachariah Eddy Iii, and had children including Enoch Ward Eddy.
  • Ruth Thurston passed away in 1770 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Ruth Thurston's Ancestors

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Ruth Thurston
1691–1770
Birth Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Thurston
1671–1729
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Mehitable (Tripp) Thurston***
1669–1736
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Ann (Anne) Sisson
1642–1713
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Thurston's Descendants

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Ruth Thurston (1691–1770) m. Zachariah (Eddy) III (13 Sep 1691–15 Jul 1743)
  1. 1. Enoch ((Ward)) Eddy 1721–1783 m. Hannah (Lippitt) Eddy 1725–1798
    1. 1. Lois Eddy 1749–1825 m. John (Howland) Jr 1744–1835
      1. 1. Mercy ("Nancy") Howland 1793–1867 m. Elanson Seely 1793–1866
        1. 1. Edw Seely –1910 m. Electa Cure –1903
        2. 2. Melvin Seeley 1836–1925
        3. 3. Benjamin Seeley 1840–1895
        4. 4. Lois Seeley 1823–1911
        5. 5. Ebenezer Seeley 1816–1895
        6. 6. Mercy Seeley 1820–1847
        7. 7. Willard (H) Seeley 1815–1840
        8. 8. Roby Seeley 1835–1910
        9. 9. John Seeley 1818–1863
        10. 10. David Seeley 1825–1892
        11. 11. Susan Seeley 1830–1897
        12. 12. Elanson Seeley 1833–1908
        13. 13. Huldah Seeley 1821–1890
        14. 14. Chloe Seeley 1829–1829
        15. 15. Malvin (Howland) Seelye 1835–1925
    2. 2. Lippitt Eddy 1755–1838

Ruth Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1691
Birth of Ruth Thurston in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1770
1770
Age 79
Death of Ruth Thurston in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1691
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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