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Ruth Whitten 1750–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Limerick, York, Maine, United States

Death Date: 2 Jul 1815

Death Location: Wells, York, Maine, United States

Father: John Whitten

Mother: Ruth Merrill

Spouse(s): Richard Clay, Samuel Tweed

Children(s): John Clay, Jonathan Clay

Ruth Whitten was born in 1750 in Limerick, York, Maine, United States, the child of John Whitten And Ruth Merrill. Ruth Whitten married Richard Clay, Samuel Tweed, and had children including John R Clay, Jonathan Clay. Ruth Whitten passed away in 1815 in Wells, York, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Whitten was born in 1750 in Limerick, York, Maine, United States, the child of John Whitten And Ruth Merrill.
  • Ruth Whitten married Richard Clay, Samuel Tweed, and had children including John R Clay, Jonathan Clay.
  • Ruth Whitten passed away in 1815 in Wells, York, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitten
1704–1787
Birth Location: Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
JW
Ruth Merrill
1711–1753
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Richard Clay
1739–1788
Birth Location: Buxton, York, Maine, United States
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Samuel Tweed
–1810
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Clay
1770–1863
Birth Location: Limington, York, Maine, United States of America
JC
Jonathan Clay
1767–1792
Birth Location: South Vassalboro, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
JC

Ruth Whitten's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whitten
1750–1815
Birth Place: Limerick, York, Maine, United States
Parents
John Whitten
1704–1787
Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Ruth Merrill
1711–1753
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Sarah Jones
1669–1722
Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Jones
1639–1713
Susannah WILLIX
1640–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I*
1616–1667
Ann (Mytton)
1616–1680

Ruth Whitten's Descendants

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Ruth Whitten (1750–2 Jul 1815) m. Richard Clay (3 Jun 1739–3 Jul 1788) m. Samuel Tweed (–After 1810)
  1. 1. John (R) Clay 1770–1863 m. Sally Gammon 1800–1854
    1. 1. Mary (R) Clay 1823–1862 m. William (H) Lombard 1819–1903
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret Louisa) Lombard 1843–1888 m. James (Charles) Alexander 1838–1910
        1. 1. Frederick (A) Alexander 1870–1950 m. Loretta (M) Alexander 1873–1914
  2. 2. Jonathan Clay 1767–1792

Ruth Whitten's Timeline

2 Records

1750
1750
Birth of Ruth Whitten in Limerick, York, Maine, United States
Limerick, York, Maine, United States
1815
2 Jul 1815
Age 65
Death of Ruth Whitten in Wells, York, Maine, United States
Wells, York, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: Limerick, York, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1815
    Event Place: Wells, York, Maine, United States
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