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Ruth Phillips (Benson)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rochester, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: 1741 (36-37)
Gloucester, Providence County, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Isaac Benson and Mary Marcy Benson
Wife of David Phillips, I
Mother of Caleb Phillips; Elizabeth Phillips; David Phillips, Jr.; Jeremiah Phillips; Deborah Steere and 7 others
Sister of John Benson; Job Benson; Hannah Benson Meech; Rachel White; Jacob Isaac Benson and 2 others

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About Ruth Phillips

DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Elizabeth Phillips, David Phillips, Ruth Phillips, Jeremiah Phillips, Deborah Phillips, Deborah (Phillips) Steere, Joseph Phillips, Isaac Phillips, Solomon Phillips, Zebedee Phillips, Andrew Phillips and Anthony Phillips


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Ruth Benson
7 October 1704–before April 1741 (Age NaN)
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Ruth

When Ruth Benson was born on 7 October 1704, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Isaac Benson, was 35 and her mother, Mary Bumpus, was 33. She married David Phillips on 29 September 1727, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died before April 1741, in Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 36.

David Phillips
Male
1702–1797

Male

Ruth Benson
Female
1704–1741

Female
Marriage
29 September 1727
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Children
(11)

Elizabeth Phillips
Female
1728–1803

Female

David Phillips Jr.
Male
1729–Deceased

Male

Deborah Phillips
Female
1732–Deceased

Female

Jeremiah Phillips
Male
1733–1818

Male

Susannah Phillips
Female
1735–1796

Female

Ruth Phillips
Female
1735–1809

Female

Joseph Phillips Jr.
Male
1737–1817

Male

Ruth Phillips
Female
1739–1808

Female

Zebedee Phillips
Male
1739–1817

Male

Andrew Phillips
Male
1740–1741

Male

Isaac Phillips
Male
Deceased

Male

Parents

Isaac Benson
Male
1669–1762

Male

Mary Bumpus
Female
1671–1715

Female

Siblings
(10)

John Benson
Male
1700–1758

Male

Lydia Benson
Female
1701–1756

Female

Job Benson
Male
1703–1732

Male

Ruth Benson
Female
1704–1741

Female

Hannah Benson
Female
1707–1776

Female

Rachel Benson
Female
1708–1776

Female

Jacob Benson
Male
1710–1801

Male

Simon Benson
Male
1715–1795

Male

Samuel Benson
Male
1716–Deceased

Male

William Benson
Male
Deceased

Male


Biography

Ruth, the daughter of Isaac and Mary Bumpas Benson, was born on October 7, 1704 at Rochester, Massachusetts[1] She married David Phillips at Providence, Rhode Island on September 29, 1727.[2]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Benson-2000

Ruth (Benson) Phillips (1704 - 1741) I

Ruth Phillips formerly Benson

Born 7 Oct 1704 in Rochester, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of Isaac Benson and Mary (Bumpas) Benson

Sister of John Benson, Lidia (Benson) Barrow, Job Benson, Hannah (Benson) Inman, Rachel (Benson) White and Jacob Benson

Wife of David Phillips — married 29 Sep 1727 in Providence, Rhode Island

Mother of Elizabeth Phillips, David Phillips, Ruth Phillips, Jeremiah Phillips, Deborah Phillips, Deborah (Phillips) Steere, Joseph Phillips, Isaac Phillips, Solomon Phillips, Zebedee Phillips, Andrew Phillips and Anthony Phillips

Died 1741 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Benson-2000 created 20 Sep 2014 | Last modified 29 Dec 2020

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6Q-NR6 : 15 January 2020), Ruth Benson, 1704. ↑ Rhode Island: Vital Records, 1636-1850, Vol 2. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014), Originally Published as: Vital record of Rhode Island 1636-1850: First Series: births, marriages and deaths: a family register for the people, by James N. Arnold. Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company. By Subscription $. Page 1-17

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Ruth Phillips's Timeline

1704
October 7, 1704
Rochester, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1723
1723
Rhode Island, United States
1728
1728
Smithfield, Providence County, RI, United States
1729
1729
1731
1731
Providence, RI, United States
1734
1734
Glocester, Providence, RI, United States
1737
April 20, 1737
Rhode Island, United States
1738
1738
Glocester, Providence County, RI, United States
1738
Glocester, Providence, RI, United States
1739
April 19, 1739
Glocester, Providence County, RI, United States