Ruth Stowe

Ruth Meriam, daughter of Joseph Meriam (1630 - 1677) and Sarah Stone (1633 - 1704), was born in 1670, either that area of Cambridge, Massachusetts, that became Lexington, or possibly in Concord. She married Nathaniel Stowe, Jr. (1663 - 1724), on 3 December 1890 at Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, when he was 28 and she was 20 years old. Ruth and Nathaniel had twelve children, all born in Concord. Ruth died 14 July 1718, at the age of 48. She was buried in the Old Hill Burying Ground in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Children

1. John Stow (1691 - 1724)
2. Joseph Stowe (1693 - 1727)
3. Samuel Stowe (born 1694)
4. Nathaniel Stowe (1697 - 1737)
5. Thomas Stowe (1699 - 1746)
6. Benjamin Stow (born 1701)
7. Ruth Stowe (1703 - 1761)
8. Jonathan Stowe (1705 - 1780)
9. Mary Stow (1707 - 1754)
10. Sarah Stowe (born 1710)
11. Simon Stowe (1712 - 1730)
12. Timothy Stow (1714 - 1727)

Gravestone Inscription

Here Lyes ye Body of Ms Ruth Stow Wife to Mr. Nathaniel Stow Junr. who Decd. July ye 14th 1718 in ye 48 Year of Her Age.

Sources

• Concord Marriages. "Nathanll Stow & Ruth Miriam were marryed together Decembr ye 3d 1690."
• Concord Deaths. "Ruth Stow the wife of Nathaniel Stow her Husband Dyed July ye 14 day 1718 [in her 48th yr. G.S.]"
• Find A Grave Memorial# 24289153