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Ruth Towne 1698–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 March 1698

Birth Location: Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 4 July 1760

Death Location: Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob Towne

Mother: Phebe Smith

Spouse(s): Joseph Phillips

Children(s): Daniel Phillips

Ruth Towne was born in 1698 in Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jacob Towne And Phebe Smith. Ruth Towne married Joseph Phillips, and had children including Daniel Phillips. Ruth Towne passed away in 1760 in Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Towne was born in 1698 in Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jacob Towne And Phebe Smith.
  • Ruth Towne married Joseph Phillips, and had children including Daniel Phillips.
  • Ruth Towne passed away in 1760 in Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ruth Towne's Ancestors

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Ruth Towne
1698–1760
Birth Place: Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jacob Towne
1678–1741
Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Phebe Smith
1661–1740
Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob Towne
1631–1704
Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth Borough, Norfolk, England
Catherine Symonds
1630–1669
Salem, Essex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Smith
1626–1693
Kirton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary French
1635–1684
Boston, Sufflk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Towne
1598–1673
Jone Blessing
1569–1675
Thomas Jr
1608–1680
Mary Scudmore
1612–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1584–1639
Alice
1585–
William Scudmore
1540–1598
Margery Lechmere
1554–

Ruth Towne's Descendants

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Ruth Towne (25 March 1698–4 July 1760) m. Joseph Phillips (4 December 1702–23 April 1771)
  1. 1. Daniel Phillips 1740–1787

Ruth Towne's Timeline

2 Records

1698
25 March 1698
Birth of Ruth Towne in Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1760
4 July 1760
Age 62
Death of Ruth Towne in Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 March 1698
    Event Place: Topsfield, Essex Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1760
    Event Place: Oxford, Worcester Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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