Ruth (Kimball) Peabody (1694 - 1771)

Born 1 Feb 1694 in Bradford, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Peabody — married [date unknown] in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1771 at age 76 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Ruth was born 1 Feb 1694 in Bradford, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Richard Kimball (1659-1733) and Sarah (Spafford) Kimball (abt.1662-1714).^[1]

On 7 March 1716 Ruth married Richard Peabody (1691-1769) in Bradford, Massachusetts. ^[2] Their children, born in Boxford:

1. Asa, s. Richard and Ruth, Jan. 25, 1716 p. 63
2. Mary, d. Richard and Ruth, Jan. 13, 1718-19 p. 66 – died July 20, 1722 p. 252
3. Abigall, d. Richard and Ruth, Oct. 10, 1722 p. 62
4. Sarah, d. Richard and Ruth, June 5, 1725 p. 67
5. Richard, s. Richard and Ruth, Jan. 15, 1727-8 p. 67 – died young
6. Pegge, d. Richard, bp. June 29, 1729 p. 66

About 1734, Richard and Ruth moved to Pomfret, Connecticut. Their children, born in Pomfret, Connecticut:

1. Richard, b. 10 Nov 1734 ^[3]
2. Ruth, b. 21 Dec 1736 ^[4]

Ruth's husband Richard died in 1769. Ruth died at age 76 on 15 January 1771, in Pomfret, Connecticut.^[5] Ruth was buried in South Cemetery in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.^[6]

Research Notes

The death records indicate a year of birth as 1695. Her grave stone states that she died at age 77 in 1771, which would indicate a birth year of approximately 1694. The Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, Page 96 indicate a birth date of Feb. 1, 1693-94, hence 1694 under modern dating.

Census and cemetery estimations do not consider birth month only year giving false year of birth. Poor-177

Sources

1. ↑ Bradford, Mass. [from old catalog]. Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield historical society, 1907. Births; Page 96 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t37089h08?urlappend=%3Bseq=100
2. ↑ Bradford, Mass. [from old catalog]. Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield historical society, 1907. Marriages; Page 234 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t37089h08?urlappend=%3Bseq=238
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74D-NR9 : 7 January 2020), Richard Peabody, 1734.
4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W7-NRH : 7 January 2020), Ruth Peabody, 1736.
5. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7VK-PB3 : 16 January 2020), Ruth Peabody.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 August 2021), memorial page for Ruth Kimball Peabody (1 Feb 1694–15 Jan 1771),Find A Grave: Memorial #70079915, citing South Cemetery, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Jack Jr (contributor 47354182).

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Acknowledgment

This person was created through the import of HOWE(1).ged on 08 April 2011.