Ruth (Hall) Blood (1720 - 1811)

Born 21 Jul 1720 in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Blood Sr. — married 20 Dec 1742 in Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 10 May 1811 at age 90 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Ruth Hall was born on July 21, 1720, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Zuriell and Susanah Hall.^[1]

Marriage

Nathaniel/Nathanail Blood and Ruth Hall announced their intention to marry on November 13, 1742, in Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.^[2] They were married on December 20, 1742, in either Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts^[3] or Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts.^[4]

Military

Nathaniel Blood III, born 13 December 1716 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, died 21 October 1801 in Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and his wife Ruth Hall, are honored for patriotic service during the American Revolution: 1) FENCE VIEWER 2) MEMBER OF COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES. Their son Elijah Blood, born 10 October 1748 in Oxford, Massachusetts, married Eunice Sleeman.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK4-H5F : 4 December 2014), Ruth Hall, 21 Jul 1720; citing BELLINGHAM,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873755 IT 1.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQJ-BPJ : 4 December 2014), Nathanail Blood and Ruth Hall, 13 Nov 1742; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873755 IT 1.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCCR-M6K : 4 December 2014), Nathaniel Blood and Ruth Hall, 20 Dec 1742; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 3.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBM-B2J : 13 July 2016), Nathaniel Blood and Ruth Hall, 20 Dec 1742; citing Marriage, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 754,010.
5. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 12, 2021), "Record of Nathaniel Blood Sr", Ancestor # A011420.

See Also:

• Town of Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Established 1719. Vital Record To Year 1850, Page 37.

• Harris, Roger Deane. The Story of the Bloods Including an account of the early generations of the family in America in genealogical lines from: ROBERT BLOOD OF CONCORD and RICHARD BLOOD OF GROTON. Privately Published by Author. P.O Box 197 Sanbornville, NH. 1960 Copy 133 or 600. page 170. https://archive.org/stream/storyofbloodsinc00unse/storyofbloodsinc00unse_djvu.txt accessed March 5 2019

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Hall-3911 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X.

• Thank you to Lolo X for creating WikiTree profile Hall-8600 through the import of Privatized March 2013 Wagner - Follmer Families_2013-03-01.ged on Mar 1, 2013.
• Mayflower Families Vo. 15 p. 76