Ruth Skiff

Ruth Skiff (West) (1651 - 1741)

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Birthdate:	1651
Birthplace:	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Death:	Died December 31, 1741 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut

Managed by:	Cecilie Nygård
Last Updated:	August 21, 2011

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'The New England historical and genealogical register (1874)
http://archive.org/details/newenglandhisto25unkngoog
http://archive.org/stream/newenglandhisto25unkngoog#page/n294/mode/1up
Nathaniel W. was descended from Francis West of Salisbury, Eng., who was invited to America by a Mr. Thomas of Marshfield, and m. Margery Reeves. They settled in Duxbury, and had 5 children, viz : Samuel, Thomas, Peter, Mary, and 'Ruth'. Mr. W. died about 1694, aged 86. Samuel m. Tryphosa Partridge, and had 7 children, — Francis, (to be again mentioned ;) Samuel, a poet, b. in 1673, and who lived to be over 90 ; Pelatiah, Ebenezer, John, Abigail, and Bathsheba. Francis m. Mercy Mina, and was one of the early settlers of Tolland, and the first deacon of that church, died. May 12, 1731, aged 62. His children were Samuel, m. Nov. 4, 1724, to Sarah Delano, and Nov. 26, 1754, to Abigail Lathrop, died Feb. 3, 1779 ; Joseph, m. May 19, 1725, died Jan. 27, 1764, aged 62 ; Amasa, m. A. Hatch in 1730 ; Zebulon, of whom we must again speak ; Christopher, who m. Amy Delano, Oct. 25, 1732, and was one of the early settlers of Lee, Mass ; Pelatiah, ditto ; and Mercy. Mr. W. removed to T. in 1720, from Stonington.
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1651	1651	Birth of Ruth Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
	1651	christened on 1651
1683	1683 Age 32	Marriage of Ruth Skiff to Nathaniel Skiffe England
1741	December 31, 1741 Age 90	Death of Ruth at Windham, Windham County, Connecticut Windham, Windham County, Connecticut