Ruth (Wilcox) Perkins (1734 - 1809)

Born 1734 in CT

Descendants

Died 2 Aug 1809 at about age 75 in Sterling City, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

Ruth was born around 1734. Her parents may be Elisha Wilcox, of Stonington, CT, and Mary Meech,^[1] however, no documents have been found to confirm this.

She married Oliver Perkins.

Together they had 9 children:

1. Ransom Perkins
2. Amos Perkins
3. Elisha Perkins
4. Newman Perkins
5. Mary Perkins
6. Oliver Perkins
7. Ruth Perkins
8. Caleb Perkins
9. Susannah Perkins

Ruth Wilcox passed away on August 2, 1809, in Sterling, Connecticut.^[2] She is buried next to her husband in Riverside Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ An AncestryDNA match of 4xgreat grandson, Newton Perkins shows a potential connection through Elisha's son Hezekiah Wilcox.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7X1-5P8 : 16 September 2020), Ruth Perkins, 1809.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/33615781/ruth-perkins : accessed 08 August 2021), memorial page for Ruth Wilcox Perkins (unknown–2 Aug 1809), Find a Grave Memorial ID 33615781, citing Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Nate Bramlett (contributor 46874243) .