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Ruth Williams 1649 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JUL 1649

Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death Date: ABT 1729

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Williams

Mother: Jane Westover

Spouse(s): Daniel Shaw

Children(s):

Ruth Williams was born in 1649 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, the child of William Williams and Jane Westover. Ruth Williams married Daniel Shaw. Ruth Williams passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Williams was born in 1649 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America, the child of William Williams and Jane Westover.
  • Ruth Williams married Daniel Shaw.
  • Ruth Williams passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Ruth Williams's Ancestors

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Ruth Williams
1649 – 1729
Birth Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Parents
William Williams
1622 – 1689
Taunton, Somerset, England
Jane Westover
– 1689
Grandparents
William Williams
1588 – 1656
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Christian Strudder
1595 – 1625
England
Gabriel Westover
1593 – 1670
Taunton, Somerset, England
Joane Gifford
1595 – 1692
Taunton, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wyllyams
1552 –
Judith Short
1560 – 1598
Gabriel Westover
1567 – 1625
Elizabeth Dawleigh
1573 – 1604
John Jefforde
1566 – 1616
Joyce
1574 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wyllyams
1530 –
Thomas Wyllyams
1530 –
Thomas Short
1529 – 1602
Anne Jackman
1530 – 1592
John Westover
1545 – 1574
Johanna Clapp
1539 – 1580
James Dawleigh
1547 – 1587
Elizabeth Dawleigh
1551 –
John Gifford
1540 – 1580
Ellin
1545 – 1574

Ruth Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1649
16 JUL 1649
Birth of Ruth Williams in Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1729
ABT 1729
Age 80
Death of Ruth Williams in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1649
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1729
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

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