Born in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Hunting
and Ruth (Fisher) Hunting
Sister of
Ebenezer Hunting and Esther (Hunting) Ware
Wife of
Jonathan Smith Jr.
— married
24 Feb 1743 in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Ralph Smith and Rhoda (Smith) Flagg
Died
at age 91
in Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2020
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Biography
Ruth Hunting, daughter of Jonathan Hunting and Ruth Adams, was born 2 Sep 1721 in Needham [Wellesley], Suffolk [Norfolk] County, Massachusetts.[1]
She married in Needham 24 Feb 1742/3 Jonathan Smith of Needham.[2]
[In 1793 their area of Suffolk County was set off as Norfolk County.]
Jonathan died in Needham June 1, 1809, a. 93 y.[3]
Jonathan Smith is DAR patriot Ancestor #: A106195. He served as a Private Massachusetts, was at Lexington Alarm. Spouse: Ruth Hunting. Children in patriot file: Ralph who m. Sarah Ruggles. [4]
Ruth died in Needham 23 Feb 1813.[5]
Sources
- ↑ Needham vital records. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/BirthsH.shtml
- ↑ Needham vital records. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/MarriagesH.shtml
- ↑ Needham vital records. https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/DeathsS.shtml
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 August 2021), "Record of Jonathan Smith", Ancestor # A106195.
- ↑ Needham vital records, Ruth, relict Jonathan, https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Norfolk/Needham/DeathsS.shtml
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