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Ruth Cartwright (Dunham)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Edgartown, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: 1784 (69-78)
Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jonathan Dunham, of Martha's Vineyard and Esther Dunham
Wife of Gideon Cartwright, I
Mother of Ruth Jennings; Cyrus Cartwright; Edward Cartwright; Silas Cartwright; Gideon Cartwright, II and 2 others
Sister of Cornelius Dunham, Esq. and Esther Dunham
Half sister of Samuel Huxford; Hepsibah Marchant; Rebecca Dunham; Capt. Jonathan Dunham; Gideon Dunham and 1 other

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About Ruth Cartwright

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Ruth Dunham
1710–1784 (Age 74)
Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Ruth

When Ruth Dunham was born in 1710, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Capt Jonathan Dunham III, was 24 and her mother, Judith Luce, was 21. She married Gideon Cartwright on 9 November 1747, in Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1784, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74.

Spouse

Gideon Cartwright
Male
1719–1768

Male

Ruth Dunham
Female
1710–1784

Female
Marriage
9 November 1747
Martha's Vineyard, West Tisbury, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children
(7)

Cyrus Cartwright
Male
1750–1822

Male

Edward Cartwright
Male
1752–Deceased

Male

Jonathan Cartwright
Male
1754–Deceased

Male

Ruth Cartwright
Female
1755–1802

Female

Cyrus Cartwright
Male
1757–1825

Male

Gideon Cartwright
Male
1759–Deceased

Male

Drusilla Cartwright
Female
1761–Deceased

Female

Parents

Capt Jonathan Dunham III
Male
1686–1745

Male

Judith Luce
Female
1689–1730

Female

Siblings
(3)

Ruth Dunham
Female
1710–1784

Female

Esther Dunham
Female
1723–Deceased

Female

Jonathan Dunham IV
Male
1725–Deceased

Male


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunham-4183

Ruth Dunham (1710 - 1784)

Ruth Dunham

Born 1710 [location unknown]

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Gideon Cartwright — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Mother of Cyrus Cartwright

Died 1784 [location unknown]

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Profile last modified 23 Nov 2021

Biography

Ruth was born in 1710. She passed away in 1784.

Sources

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L5C5-S54


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Dunham-518

Ruth (Dunham) Cartwright (abt. 1720)

Ruth Cartwright formerly Dunham

Born about 1720 [location unknown]

Daughter of Jonathan Dunham and Judith (Luce) Dunham

Sister of Jonathan Dunham and Esther Dunham

Wife of Gideon Cartwright — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Profile last modified 23 Nov 2021 | Created 23 Jul 2012

Biography

Ruth was born about 1720. She is the daughter of Jonathan Dunham and Judith Luce. [1]

No more info is currently available for Ruth Dunham. Sources

Bryn Dunham, firsthand knowledge.
↑ Entered by Bryn Dunham, Jul 23, 2012



Family of Jonathan Dunham (19) & Esther Norton

43. Ruth Dunham (Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Jonathan2, Richard1). Born in 1710.

Ruth married Gideon Cartwright.

notes

From Dunham genealogy: English and American branches of the Dunham family. By Isaac Watson Dunham. Page 89

187 CHILDREN OF JONATHAN, 1696. Issue:

  • 191. I.—Jonathan, b. in 1726. He was administrator of his father's estate in 1747. Memorandum from Court Records, "Estate of Jonathan Dunham, late or Sharon, Debts £1546 14s. 6d. more than Personal Property could pay, prayer for Sale of some of his Real Estate—granted under direction of Court of Probate" in District of Litchfield, Conn.
  • 192. II.— Ruth, m. Gideon Cartwright.
  • 193. III.—Esther, m. in 1748, Joseph Huxford.
  • 194. IV.—Abigail, b. in 1727; m. Samuel Hitchcock.

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GEDCOM Source

Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; @R2@ Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Record for Esther Norton1 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=20375133310&in...

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry.com Public Member Trees Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; @R2@ Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Record for Esther Norton1 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=20375133310&in...


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Ruth Cartwright's Timeline

1710
1710
Edgartown, Dukes, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1750
1750
Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America
1753
March 1, 1753
Windham, Connecticut
1754
March 4, 1754
Windham, Connecticut
1755
1755
1757
May 9, 1757
Hampton, Connecticut
1759
1759
Hampton, Connecticut
1761
January 21, 1761
Hampton, Connecticut
1784
1784
Age 74
Connecticut, United States