 Abt 1651 - 1741 (90 years)
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| Name |
West, Ruth |
| Born |
Abt 1651 |
Duxbury,Plymouth,MA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
31 Dec 1741 |
Windham,Windham,CT |
| Notes |
- BIRTH: No birth rec found. Ruth is identified as a dau of Francis West by a great-grandson, Judge Zebulon West (1707-1770), cited in Edward E. Cornwall, "Francis West of Duxbury, Mass...," NEHGR, 60(1906):142 (FHL #974 B2ne). Date of birth is calculated from age 90 on death rec, below. Place of birth is suggested by known recidence of parents at Duxbury.
MAR: No mar rec found. Nathaniel Skiff is called "brother" in the will of Ruth's brother, Thomas West of Martha's Vineyard, 15 Jan 1697/8, proved 11 Oct 1706, Dukes Co. Probate, 1:8, 125-27 (FHL #911747). The will of Nathaniel Skiff of Windham, Conn., 19 Mar 1722, no probate act, mentions a wife Ruth (Windham District Probate, 1:42-44 [FHL #005930]). Hence, it is believed that Ruth West married Nathaniel Skiff.
DEATH: "Windham Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1692-1850," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1920; Conn. State Library), 229 (FHL #002983). Aged 90 yrs.
~LDS ORDINANCES
BEP: IGI
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| Person ID |
I6159 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2004 |
| Father |
West, Francis, b. Abt 1606, Salisbury,Wilts,Eng , d. 2 Jan 1692/1693, Duxbury,Plymouth,MA (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Reeves, Margery, d. Bef 2 Jan 1692/1693, Duxbury,Plymouth,MA |
| Married |
27 Feb 1639/1640 |
Duxbury,Plymouth,MA |
| Family ID |
F2669 |
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