Ruth (Alden) Bass (1637 - 1674)

Born 22 Jun 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Bass Sr. — married 3 Feb 1657 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Ruth Alden, born about 1634/35 at Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, was the daughter of John Alden and his Wife Priscilla Mullins.^[1]

Ruth Auldin married John Basse, in Braintree, Massachusetts, by "Mr. Jn^o Auldine of Duxbery," 3 Feb 1657.^[2][1][3] A transcription error was made and a date 13 Feb 1657 was in the "Early Records of Boston published in Vol 12 of New England Historical and Genealogical Register^[4]

She passed away on October 12, 1674 at Braintree, Massachusetts.^[5][1]

Burial: Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, US^[6]

Children:^[1]

1. John Bass b. 1658
2. Samuel Bass b. 1660
3. Ruth Bass b. 1662
4. Joseph Bass b. 1665
5. Hannah Bass b. 1667
6. Mary Bass b. 1669
7. Sarah Bass b. 1672

Child: Philip Bass

Ruth's descendents include presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

Alternate birth dates, with no or questionable sourcing

November 28, 1636

Date: 28 NOV 1634, Duxbury^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings 2nd edition. (Baltimore Genealogical Publishing co., 1995) p. 4+ Link at Ancestr ($)
2. ↑ Records of the town of Braintree, 1640-1793. (Randolph, Mass., D.H. Huxford, printer, 1886) p. 716
3. ↑ Mayflower Families through five Generations. John Alden (Vol 16, part 1, page 45, dated 2002)
4. ↑ "Early Records of Boston." Brantrey Marriages. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 12:347 Link at AmericanAncestors ($)
5. ↑ Bates, Samuel A. Records of the Town of Braintree. 1640-1793. 1886. p. 640. Link to page at archive.org.
6. ↑ Source: #S2376
7. ↑ Source: #S431

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• Source: World Family Tree, Volume 1, pre-1600 to present

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• Source: Genealogies of the Families Of Braintree, Norfolk, Mass., 1640-1850 Author: Waldo Chamberlain Sprague, AB Publication: Including the modern town of Randolph & Holbrook and the city of Quincy, after the separation from Braintree in 1792-3.

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• Source: [find a grave for Ruth Alden Bass]

• Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.

Original data:

• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Volumes 1 & 2. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992.

• Source: S2282 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2227

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• Source: S431 Author: paf@@eoni.com Title: Family Tree, Selected Families and Individuals Of Mark and Sandra PILLING Repository: #R430 NOTESource Medium: Internet CONT
• Repository: R430 Name: HR-1505-FTR Address: www.eoni.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S548 Author: Jim Sloan, jimsloan@@knology.net Title: Family Tree, Sloan & Related Lines Repository: #R547 NOTESource Medium: Internet CONT
• Repository: R547 Name: CO-1056-FTR Address: www.ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

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