Born in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter William Ruttan
and Fanny (Roblin) Ruttan
Sister of
Mary (Ruttan) Brown, Nancy Matilda (Ruttan) Benson, Phoebe Ruttan, Henry Peter Ruttan, David William Ruttan, Phillip Ruttan, Elizabeth (Ruttan) Osborne, Allan Ruttan and Walter Ruttan
Wife of
John Benson
— married
14 Feb 1836 in Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Ann Elizabeth (Benson) Chisholm, Adolphus Augustus Benson, Jane Augusta (Benson) Dulmage, William Allen Benson, Frances Helen Benson and Mary Agnes Benson
Died
at about age 83
in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2012
This page has been accessed 231 times.
Biography
Sources
"Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2T1-B3CZ : 17 March 2018), Ruth in entry for James Anson Chisholm and Ann Elizabeth Benson, 26 Feb 1862; citing Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,064.
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4WM-PMQ : 7 April 2022), Ruthe Benson in household of John Benson, Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNV-7XK : 8 March 2021), Ruth Benson in entry for William A Benson and Lydia Jane Barker, 13 Jun 1878; citing registration , Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,653.
"Canada Census, 1881", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVX2-Z6K : Tue Aug 08 20:05:16 UTC 2023), Entry for John Benson and Ruth Benson, 1881.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPRW-RGNS : 2 August 2020), Ruth Ruttan Benson, ; Burial, Picton, Prince Edward Municipality, Ontario,, Glenwood Cemetery; citing record ID 180529684, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180529684/ruth-benson.
Is Ruth your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
-
~1.56%
Robin McKenzie
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A242887 [compare], Ancestry member robinenewton
-
~0.78%
Christena Warner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A132608 [compare], Ancestry member Thebuggy1
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Ruth is 17 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 21 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 44 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 26 degrees from Michael Chow, 21 degrees from Ree Drummond, 20 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 18 degrees from Matty Matheson, 20 degrees from Martha Stewart, 29 degrees from Danny Trejo and 27 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.