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Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker 1776–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Feb 1776

Birth Location: Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: Oct 1848

Death Location: Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

Father: Caleb Whittaker

Mother: Susanna Johnson

Spouse(s): Abraham Merrill

Children(s): Joseph Merrill, Lydia Merrill, David Merrill, Anna Merrill, Caleb Merrill, Hanna Merrill, Abiah Merrill

Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker was born in 1776 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Caleb Whittaker And Susanna Johnson. In 1850, Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker resided in Harmony, Somerset, Maine, USA. Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker married Abraham Merrill, Moses Tenney, and had children including Abiah Whitaker Merrill, Anna Merrill, Caleb Merrill, David Merrill, Hanna Merrill, Joseph Merrill, Lydia Lucy Merrill. Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker passed away in 1848 in Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker was born in 1776 in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Caleb Whittaker And Susanna Johnson.
  • In 1850, Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker resided in Harmony, Somerset, Maine, USA.
  • Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker married Abraham Merrill, Moses Tenney, and had children including Abiah Whitaker Merrill, Anna Merrill, Caleb Merrill, David Merrill, Hanna Merrill, Joseph Merrill, Lydia Lucy Merrill.
  • Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker passed away in 1848 in Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Caleb Whittaker
1745–1795
Birth Location: Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire
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Susanna Johnson
1742–1831
Birth Location: Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire
SJ

Spouses(s)

Abraham Merrill
1775–1848
Birth Location: Hopkinton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Merrill
1816–1871
Birth Location: Enfield, Grafton County, New Hampshire
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Lydia Merrill
1813–1888
Birth Location: New Hampshire
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David Merrill
1809–1870
Birth Location: New Hampshire, United States of America
DM
Anna Merrill
1807–1843
Birth Location: Enfield, Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States of America
AM
Caleb Merrill
1802–
Birth Location: Enfield, NH
CM
Hanna Merrill
1799–1867
Birth Location: –
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Abiah Merrill
1805–1852
Birth Location: Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
AM

Ruth Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whittaker
1776–1848
Birth Place: Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Caleb Whittaker
1745–1795
Plaistow, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Susanna Johnson
1742–1831
Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Jonathan Whittaker
1714–1771
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Love Simons
1717–1750
Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts
Stephen (Johnson) Jr
1713–1798
Haverhill, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Susanna Lufkin
1722–1762
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
William Whittaker
1685–1762
Mehitable Harriman
1686–1752
John Simmons
1669–1732
Elizabeth Harris
1685–1745
Stephen Johnson
1679–1769
Sarah Whittaker
1687–1716
Henry Lufkin
1684–1724
Marsseh
1689–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whittaker
1658–1723
Sarah Emerson
1665–1702
Matthew Harriman
1652–1726
Elizabeth Swan
1653–1690
Samuel Simmons
1625–1711
Elizabeth Webster
1639–1696
Nathaniel Harris
1647–1732
Elizabeth Hazen
1651–1747
Stephen Sr
1640–1692
Elizabeth Dane
1639–1722
William Whittaker
1658–1723
Sarah Emerson
1665–1702
Thomas Lufkin
1640–1708
Mary Thomas
1644–1730

Ruth Whittaker's Descendants

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Ruth (Betsy Anna) Whittaker (12 Feb 1776–Oct 1848) m. Abraham Merrill (12 Aug 1775–Nov 1848)
  1. 1. Joseph Merrill 1816–1871 m. Nancy Mardis 1821–1894
    1. 1. Joseph (Sheldon) Merrill 1844–1919 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Peoples 1844–1905
      1. 1. Ida (Iantha) Merrill 1874–1879
      2. 2. John (Byron) Merrill 1884–1965
      3. 3. Margart (J.) Merrill 1879–1964
      4. 4. Mary (Francis) Merrill 1872–1919
      5. 5. William (Joseph) Merrill 1870–1896
      6. 6. Amanda (M) Merrill 1867–1943
      7. 7. Espy (Adolf) Merrill 1876–1960 m. Nellie Brigham 1876–1959 m. Mabel (G.) Hargraves 1872–1943
        1. 1. Anna (Hargraves) Merrill 1900–1982
        2. 2. Roland (Artimus) Merrill 1906–1995
        3. 3. Marita (Mae) Merrill 1905–1995
    2. 2. William (Baldwin) Merrill 1843–1866
    3. 3. Ida (M) Merrill 1860–1862
      1. 1. Milton (Wright) CHRONISTER 1890–1960
        1. 1. Kenneth (Duane) Chronister 1926–2018
    4. 4. Violet Merrill 1860–1862
    5. 5. Margaret (J) Merrill 1858–1907 m. Joseph (George) Daler 1877–1962
    6. 6. Lafayette (Byron) Merrill 1856–1930
    7. 7. Fayett (B) Merrill 1856–
    8. 8. John (M) Merrill 1853–1908
    9. 9. Samuel (Erasturs) Merrill 1851–1908
    10. 10. Robert (F) Merrill 1850–1924
      1. 1. Roy Merrill 1882–1972
        1. 1. Opal (May Merrill) 1 1908–1989
      2. 2. Ida (M) Greenberg 1880–1955
        1. 1. Martin (Robert) Greenburg 1906–1963
    11. 11. Nancy (Elizabeth) Merrill 1843–1849
  2. 2. Lydia ("Lucy") Merrill 1813–1888 m. Andrew Finney 1811–
  3. 3. David Merrill 1809–1870 m. Almira (P.) Merrill 1815–
  4. 4. Anna Merrill 1807–1843
  5. 5. Caleb Merrill 1802–
  6. 6. Hanna Merrill 1799–1867
  7. 7. Abiah (Whitaker) Merrill 1805–1852 m. Nathaniel (Smith) Rev 1809–1867
    1. 1. Hannah ("Anna" Dorcas) Smith 1846–1915 m. Charles (Hudson) Coler 1842–1916
      1. 1. 1 (Nyra Adell) COLER 1871–1909 m. Jacob (Clemens) West 1866–1924
        1. 1. Catherine (Rose) West 1896–1988 m. Lester (Philip) Sund 1888–1979
        2. 2. Willard (Walter) West 1895–1978
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" M) West 1902–1973
        4. 4. Nellie (May) West 1899–1917
        5. 5. Millie (Dorcas) West 1892–1984
      2. 2. Willard (Otto) Coler 1876–1955 m. Clara (Matilda) Bergstadt 1883–1965
        1. 1. Leonard (Morris) Coler 1917–1998
        2. 2. Lawrence (Willard) Coler 1914–1983
        3. 3. Carrie (Adell) Coler 1904–1911
        4. 4. Clara (Belle) Coler 1904–1904
      3. 3. Charles (Hudson jr) Coler 1875–1875
      4. 4. Hannah (Dorcas) Coler 1874–1909
      5. 5. Mary (B) Coler 1871–1877
      6. 6. George (Nathanial) Coler 1869–1896
      7. 7. Millie (Jane) Coler 1868–1938 m. Martin Radigan 1861–1951
        1. 1. Clara (Viola) Radigan 1907–1965
        2. 2. Twin (Boy B) Radigan 1905–1905
        3. 3. Twin (Boy A) Radigan 1905–1905
        4. 4. Lillie (Bell) Radigan 1902–1902
        5. 5. Twin (Girl B) Radigan 1901–1901
        6. 6. Twin (Girl A) Radigan 1901–1901
        7. 7. Martin (Radigan) Jr. 1900–1900
        8. 8. Malinda (Priscilla) Radigan 1898–1985
        9. 9. Anna (Dorcas) Radigan 1897–2000
        10. 10. Mary (Jane) Radigan 1895–1923
    2. 2. Rachel (Emily) Smith 1844–1868 m. James (Henry) Wagner 1837–1922
      1. 1. William (Marion) Wagner 1866–1914
        1. 1. Josephine (R.) Waggoner 1895–1964
      2. 2. Lawrence (Eldorus) Wagner 1865–1934 m. Minnie (Louisa) Irwin 1869–1954
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Margaret) Smith 1842–
    4. 4. Alexander (Biddle) Smith 1840–1909 m. Ellen (Selinda) Peavy 1849–1918
      1. 1. Alice (Rosetta) Smith 1882–1966 m. Delbert (M) Johnson 1879–1961
        1. 1. Beauford (J) Johnson 1902–
        2. 2. Beauford (J.) Johnson 1902–1980
        3. 3. Mernie Johnson 1903–1960 m. Josephine (Viola) Crapp 1909–1986
        4. 4. Cassius (Nathaniel) Johnson 1910–1977 m. Marion ("Midge" Elizabeth) Gangloff 1907–1997
      2. 2. Franklin (Alexander) Smith 1879–1960 m. Maud (Alice) Burchman 1883–1948
        1. 1. Welma (J) Smith 1924–2007
        2. 2. Lillian (Mae) Smith 1922–1999
        3. 3. Raymond (G) Smith 1920–1994 m. Beatrice Brandt 1924–2015
        4. 4. Letha (E) Smith 1918–1978
        5. 5. Ethel (Vivian) Smith 1916–2013
        6. 6. Elva (Louise) Smith 1914–2011
        7. 7. Kennith (L) Smith 1909–1981 m. Florence (Uretta) Bloor 1913–1982
        8. 8. Mildred (Evelina) Smith 1907–2004
        9. 9. Bertrand (Alvin) Smith 1905–1986 m. Doris (Maud Fagan) Smith 1910–1983
        10. 10. Errol (Otis) Smith 1903–1959 m. Thela (Opal) Smelcer 1907–1934 m. Ruth (Nona) Bloor 1916–1994
        11. 11. Carol (Beatrice) Smith 1901–1973
      3. 3. Anne (Lenore) Smith 1877–1953
      4. 4. Joy Smith 1875–
      5. 5. Ira (Nathanial) Smith 1875–1938
      6. 6. Clara (Arabell Belle) Smith 1873–1917
      7. 7. Mary (Olive) Smith 1871–1953
      8. 8. Florence (Elizabeth) Smith 1870–1949
      9. 9. Nettie (Ellen) Smith 1868–1927
      10. 10. Halbert (Algernon) Smith 1885–1966 m. Katherine (Belle "Kate) Henry 1889–1958
        1. 1. Ellen (Marie) Smith 1913–1964
        2. 2. Albert (Alexander "Bert") Smith 1910–1962 m. Margaret (Ida) Haertel 1908–2001
        3. 3. Selina (Elnora "Sally") Smith 1918–2005
        4. 4. Harold (Frederick) Smith 1908–2000 m. Mabel (Constance) Sordahl 1908–1996
    5. 5. James (O) Smith 1838–1886
    6. 6. Isaiah Smith 1836–1863 m. Mary (T) Joseph 1836–1916
      1. 1. Martha (Abaile "Mattie") Smith 1859–1915
        1. 1. Albert (Leo) Bonfoey 1895–1976
    7. 7. Ruth (Anna) Smith 1835–1913 m. Jacob Souder 1828–1912
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Souders 1878–1947
      2. 2. David (Edward) Souders 1870–1927
    8. 8. Nathaniel (J. Smith) III 1834–1880 m. Hannah Smith 1832–1880
      1. 1. Ada (W) Smith 1872–1951
        1. 1. Heloise (Gussie) Chenoweth 1895–1984
      2. 2. Edward (Clarence) Smith 1869–1950 m. Helen (Ruth) Jenkins 1878–1963
        1. 1. Glenn (M) Smith 1915–1956
        2. 2. Charles (E) Smith 1914–1976
        3. 3. Nathaniel (Jenkins) Smith 1906–1983
      3. 3. John Smith 1866–
      4. 4. Etta (A) Smith 1862–1917
      5. 5. Martha (E.) Smith 1860–
      6. 6. Charles (Herbert) Smith 1857–1912 m. Ida (May) Huddleson 1862–
        1. 1. Benjamin (Harry) Smith 1900–1942 m. Katherine (R) Tucker 1903–1961
        2. 2. Charles (A) Smith 1887–
        3. 3. Mildred Smith 1891–
        4. 4. Buddy Smith 1889–
      7. 7. Mary (Frances) Smith 1855–1924
    9. 9. Abraham Smith 1832–1868 m. Eliza Bruns 1835–1860
      1. 1. Lavina (Elizabeth) Smith 1857–1934
      2. 2. William (N) Smith 1859–1935
      3. 3. Charles (E) Smith 1855–1934

Ruth Whittaker's Timeline

4 Records

1776
12 Feb 1776
Birth of Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker in Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
1848
Oct 1848
Age 72
Death of Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker in Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 74
Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker resided here in Harmony, Somerset, Maine, USA
Harmony, Somerset, Maine, USA
1860
1860
Age 84
Ruth Betsy Anna Whittaker resided here in St Albans, Somerset, Maine, USA
St Albans, Somerset, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1776
    Event Place: Weare, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Albans, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M653_452; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 803452
    [2] New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index
    [3] New Hampshire, Birth Index, 1659-1900
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Harmony, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M432_268; Page: 99B; Image: 198
    [5] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [6] New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1848
    Event Place: Spencer, Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Harmony, Somerset, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Harmony, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M432_268; Page: 99B; Image: 198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: St Albans, Somerset, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: St Albans, Somerset, Maine; Roll: M653_452; Page: 459; Family History Library Film: 803452
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