Ruth (Beardsley) McEwen (1743 - 1815)

Born 15 Dec 1743 in Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

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Ruth (Beardsley) McEwen is a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

Ruth was born in 1743. ^[1] She passed away in 1815.^[2]

In 1767, she is mentioned in her grandmother, Abigail Summers' estate distribution.^[3]

From Birdsey and Sarah Beardsley Family Bible: ^[4]

Births (First column)

Ruth Beardsley was born December 15th 1743

Marriages (Second column)

James McEwen and Ruth Beardsley who is the widow Ruth Blakeman was married November 28th 1786

Deaths (Second column)

Ruth McEwen died the 15th day of February 1815 in the 72d year of her age

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Sources

1. ↑ Possibly the daughter of Benjamin Beardsley and Deborah Summers. Further proof is required.
2. ↑ Information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 9 Dec 2016.
3. ↑ “Probate records v. 1-3 1744-1782”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-TFRY : 24 February 2023), FHL microfilm 007627321, image 325-326, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1745-1775, Pages 241-242.
4. ↑ The genealogical collection of Newtown's Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown, Connecticut. See Beardsley Family Bible

• Find A Grave: Memorial #75905944; Ruth McEwen, East Village Cemetery, Monroe CT
• Jessup, Harlan R., Newtown, CT, Bible Records, Beardsley and Hawley Families, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Feb 1999) Vol. 41, No. 3, Page 117.