Born about in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Simeon Cooke
and Melatiah (Robbins) Spaulding
Sister of
Moses Cooke and Joseph Cooke
Wife of
Nathan Ball
— married
15 Dec 1765 in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Nathan Ball, Elizabeth (Ball) Hinckley, Martha (Ball) Stanton, John Thatcher Ball, Anna (Ball) Cutting and Joseph Ball
Died
at about age 99
in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Ruhamah Cook married Nathan Ball 15 Dec 1765 in Stockbridge[1]. She died in 1838 and was said to be ninty nine years old . [2][3]. However, based on the birth years of her children that might have been an over estimate of her age.
She is mention in the distribution of the estate of her Brother Simeon Cooke jr.[4]
Children with Nathan Ball:
- Nathan Ball b 23 Feb 1768
- Lydia Ball b 6 Jun 1769
- Polly Ball b 16 Mar 1772
- Sarah Ball b 25 Apr 1773, died 1784
- Elizabeth Ball b 21 Jan 1775
- Martha Ball b 13 May 1776
- John Ball b 15 Jul 1777
- Anna Ball b 14 Dec 1778
- James Ball b 18 Oct 1781
- Samuel Ball b 20 Aug 1783
- Isaac Ball b 1 Jul 1786
- Joseph Ball b 30 Apr 1787
- Sally Ball b 31 Oct 1788
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHR1-HV7 : 9 February 2018), Nathan Ball and Ruhannah Cooke, 15 Dec 1765; citing reference Roll 1342 P.135; FHL microfilm 238,332.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHRN-K4K : 10 February 2018), Ruhamah Ball, 21 Sep 1838; citing Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference 180; FHL microfilm 1,902,076.
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVLR-X8C2 : 11 July 2016), Rheumah Cook Ball, 1838; Burial, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States of America, Fairmount Cemetery; Find A Grave: Memorial #105029838
- ↑ Hartford CT Probate packet #877, date 1775, Simeon Cook in the town of Canaan ancestry link
- Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 for Simion Cooke: Ancestry link
Acknowledgements
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