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Shirley Ruthven Read 1927–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1927

Birth Location: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 Feb 2017

Death Location: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA

Father: Ralston Read

Mother: Ida Horton

Spouse(s): Richard Coffin, Freeland Jr.

Children(s):

In 1927, Shirley Ruthven Read entered the world in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, born to Ralston Baker Read And Ida Josephine Horton. Shirley Ruthven Read married Freeland Arthur Savage Jr, Richard Slater Coffin, and had children including Deborah Anne Savage, Penelope Read Savage, Rebecca Elizabeth Savage, Stuart Freeland Savage. Shirley Ruthven Read passed away in 2017 in Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Shirley Ruthven Read entered the world in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, born to Ralston Baker Read And Ida Josephine Horton.
  • Shirley Ruthven Read married Freeland Arthur Savage Jr, Richard Slater Coffin, and had children including Deborah Anne Savage, Penelope Read Savage, Rebecca Elizabeth Savage, Stuart Freeland Savage.
  • Shirley Ruthven Read passed away in 2017 in Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA.

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Shirley Read's Ancestors

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Shirley Read
1927–2017
Birth Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Ralston Baker Read
1898–1973
Melrose, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Ida (Josephine) Horton
1898–1987
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Albert (Luther) Horton
1862–1899
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Cora (Frances) Horton
1872–1943
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Horton
1829–1903
Rachel Horton
1835–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gideon Horton
1794–1874
Mercy Pierce
1799–1878
James II
1806–1862
Almira Horton
1804–1876

Shirley Read's Timeline

3 Records

1927
20 Jun 1927
Birth of Shirley Ruthven Read in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
1947
21 Jun 1947
Age 20
Shirley Ruthven Read was married in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
2017
2 Feb 2017
Age 90
Death of Shirley Ruthven Read in Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 5 Feb 2017; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.5398071,0.800053,0.9710216&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1947
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 5 Feb 2017; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.5398071,0.800053,0.9710216&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pleasant Valley, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 5 Feb 2017; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.5398071,0.800053,0.9710216&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 2017
    Event Place: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital , Torrington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hartford Courant; Publication Date: 5 Feb 2017; Publication Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA; ,0.5398071,0.800053,0.9710216&xid=3355

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