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About Ruth Ayer
Ruth Wilford Ayer (1672-1708), daughter of Gilbert Wilford and Mary Dow, was born on 15 November 1672, probably in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. On 20 August 1692, Ruth was arrested on charges of witchcraft in the 1692 Salem witch trials, but nothing further is known of the proceedings against her. Two years later, she married Thomas Ayer of Haverhill on 12 June 1694; they had four children. On 29 August 1708, she and her daughter, also named Ruth, were killed by Indian attack at Haverhill, Massachusetts. Ruth Wilford Ayer was 35 years old.
Children of Thomas and Ruth Ayer
- Ruth Ayer, d.s.p. (1695 - 1700)
- Josiah Ayer, d.s.p. (1697 - 1698)
- Thomas Ayer (1699 - ?)
- Gilbert Ayer (1702 - ?)
- Ruth Ayer, d.s.p. (1705 - 1708)
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Ruth Ayer's Timeline
| 1672 |
November 15, 1672
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Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1695 |
July 4, 1695
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1698 |
March 12, 1698
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1699 |
December 11, 1699
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1702 |
October 13, 1702
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1705 |
June 14, 1705
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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| 1708 |
August 29, 1708
Age 35
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Haverhill, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
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