Ruth (Fowler) Greene (abt. 1770 - abt. 1833)

Wife of Nathaniel Greene — married 29 Sep 1785 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Ruth Fowler was born 24 Jan 1766 in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire. daughter of Oliver and Sarah Fowler. ^[1]

Ruth, the mother, married Nathaniel Greene of Concord (Nathaniel Green in this record, no image) 29 Sep 1785 Clerk's Location: Pembroke, New Hampshire, FHL Film Number: 1000995. ^[2]

Daughter was also Ruth Green, born 29 Nov 1787, Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire; Father: Nathl Green, Mother: Ruth. FHL Film Number: 2259646. ^[3]

Ruth Greene. the mother, may have passed away 3 Dec 1833 as Ruth True, buried in Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. (According to the source of this date, she had married 2nd to Reuben True. Other narrative on this memorial does not correspond with what has been previously found in other sources for her birth date, parents, and children. From this site: "Ruth True, Birth 4 Mar 1771 in Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire: daughter of Samuel Fowler and Ruth (Eastman); Death in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA; Burial in Old Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA. Memorial ID 83311803. "Her death was mentioned in the New-Hampshire Statesman and State Journal of 21 December 1833 and 4 January 1834 as In Hopkinton, Mrs. Ruth True, widow of the late Reuben True, of Salisbury, 63.” Children:

Ruth Green Bailey 1787–1867

Nathaniel Greene 1797–1877

Charles Gordon Greene 1804–1886

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Research Notes

Adams-16917 23:07, 12 March 2019 (UTC)

• 2 sets of parents--needs more research/sources.

• Perhaps 2 Ruths are conflated.

• Child on record 4999 is named Samuel F which agrees with unsourced father of Ruth in the findagrave record.

Sources

1. ↑ New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.FHL Film Number: 1000941. Original data: "New Hampshire Birth Records, early to 1900." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics. "Index to births, early to 1900." New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010.
2. ↑ New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire
3. ↑ New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "New Hampshire Birth Records, early to 1900." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009. New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics. "Index to births, early to 1900." New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire.
4. ↑ <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83311803/ruth-true>