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Ruth Wood 1636 – 1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1636

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 18 Jan 1696

Death Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Edward Wood

Mother: Ruth Mousall

Spouse(s): Phineas Upham

Children(s): SGT Upham

Ruth Wood was born in 1636 in Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward Harris Wood and Ruth Lee Mousall. Ruth Wood married Phineas Upham, and had children including SGT Nathaniel Upham. Ruth Wood passed away in 1696 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Wood was born in 1636 in Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Edward Harris Wood and Ruth Lee Mousall.
  • Ruth Wood married Phineas Upham, and had children including SGT Nathaniel Upham.
  • Ruth Wood passed away in 1696 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Wood
1598 – 1642
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Mousall
1598 – 1642
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Phineas Upham
1635 – 1676
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

SGT Upham
1661 – 1717
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, MA
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Ruth Wood's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Wood
1636 – 1696
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Edward Harris Wood
1598 – 1642
Ruth (Lee) Mousall
1598 – 1642
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John (Lewis) Wood*
1578 – 1697
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Mary (Allen) Colley
1587 – 1636
Hemsby, Norfolk, England
Deacon (Ralph) Mousall
1569 – 1657
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Lady (Alice) Bell*
1578 – 1677
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Woodes)
1559 – 1638
Mary Dawson*
1553 – 1606
William Allen
1576 – 1609
Julyan Allen
1568 – 1630
Thomas Bell
1537 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wood
1525 – 1608
William Dawson*
1528 – 1607
Agnes Scolfield
1532 – 1596
Rev Allen
1556 – 1638
Christiana Knight
1545 – 1593

Ruth Wood's Descendants

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Ruth Wood (July 1636 – 18 Jan 1696) m. Phineas Upham (1635 – 1676)
  1. 1. SGT (Nathaniel) Upham (6 Dec 1661 – 11 Nov 1717) m. Sarah Floyd (24 Feb 1662 – 14 Oct 1715)
    1. 1. Sarah Upham (22 January 1689 – 1733)
      1. 1. John Grover (4 Dec 1716 – 27 Mar 1785)
        1. 1. Benjamin Grover (24 Mar 1742 – 16 Oct 1776) m. Lydia Upham (23 Apr 1743 – 21 Feb 1797)

Ruth Wood's Timeline

2 Records

1636
July 1636
Birth of Ruth Wood in Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1696
18 Jan 1696
Age 60
Death of Ruth Wood in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1636
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1696
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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