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Ruth Rogers (Higgins)

Also Known As: "Higgens"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
Death: after August 20, 1784
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joshua Higgins and Ruth Higgins
Wife of Eleazer Rogers
Mother of Joanna Nickerson; Levi Rogers; David Rogers; Ruth Rogers; Ruth Rogers and 2 others
Sister of Sarah Rogers; Zaccheus Higgins; Zaccheus Higgins; Hannah Higgins; Joshua Higgins and 5 others

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About Ruth Rogers


Descendant of Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and Constance Snow (Hopkins)



From her Thomas Rogers Society page:

http://www.thomasrogerssociety.com/p40.htm#i1183

Ruth Higgins [1]

  • F,
  • b. 15 August 1725

Ruth Higgins was born on 15 August 1725 at Eastham. She was the daughter of Joshua Higgins and Ruth Twining.

Ruth Higgins married Eleazer Rogers, son of Eleazer Rogers and Martha Young, on 13 November 1747 at Eastham. Her married name was Rogers.

Living 20 Aug 1784.

Children of Ruth Higgins and Eleazer Rogers

  • 1. Johanan Rogers b. 25 Feb 1747
  • 2. Levi Rogers b. 17 Nov 1749
  • 3. David Rogers b. 23 Dec 1751
  • 4. Ruth Rogers b. 18 Jun 1754
  • 5. Ruth Rogers b. 14 Mar 1756
  • 6. Abigail Rogers b. 6 Jun 1759
  • 7. Eleazer Rogers b. 3 Aug 1769

Citations

  • 1. [S1] Ann T. [Revised by], (Originally compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Family of Thomas Rogers (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), p. 100. Hereinafter cited as Rogers-Silver.
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Ruth Rogers's Timeline

1725
August 15, 1725
Eastham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1747
February 25, 1747
Harwich, Barnstable, MA, United States
1749
November 17, 1749
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1751
December 23, 1751
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1754
June 18, 1754
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1756
March 14, 1756
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1759
June 6, 1759
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1769
August 3, 1769
Harwich, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts
1784
August 20, 1784
Age 59