Ruth (Robbins) Miner (1727 - 1805)

Born 1727 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1805 at about age 78 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Daphne Maddox [send private message]

Biography

Daughter of Edward Robbins and Ruth Smith.

Until better evidence becomes available, we trust the gravestone represents her actual birth date of 1727, and that her baptism was later (17 Feb 1730).

Sources

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W2-HMG : accessed 17 April 2016), Ruth Robbins, 17 Feb 1730; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• Lyme Vital Records 1667-1852, "Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)", ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1062/VBMDUSACT1634_0024-0207?pid=613950). Edward Robbins m. Ruth Smith 23 October, 1718 in Lyme.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-LCY6 : accessed 17 April 2016), Ruth Miner, 1805; Burial, East Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Stone Church Burial Ground; citing record ID 22097613, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Edward Robbins married Ruth Smith: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~orgenweb/lyme/earlymarriages.html
• Edward Robbins d. 5 Dec 1732 http://interactive.ancestry.com/9049/007629910_00546, letters of admin Mar 28 1732: http://interactive.ancestry.com/9049/007629910_00533 . 5 Dec 1732 must be a mistake. Inventory in January 1731/2: http://interactive.ancestry.com/9049/007627379_00091#?imageId=007629910_00547