Born in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathaniel Child
and Dorothy (Johnson) Child
Wife of
Joseph Manning
— married
1753 (to 1776) in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Wife of
Joshua Abell
— married
26 Jun 1777 (to Aug 1777) in Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Susannah Manning Vinton
Died
at age 48
in Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2021
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Biography
First wife of Joseph Manning. Remarried 1777 to Joshua Abell. Died within months of 2nd marriage.
Sources
- "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7W-N6PL : 21 September 2019), Ruth Child, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272227.
- "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-35LN : 22 July 2021), Joshua Abel and Ruth Mannin, 23 Jun 1777; citing Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,871,285.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123136197/ruth-abell : accessed 19 December 2021), memorial page for Ruth Childs Abell (27 Dec 1728–29 Aug 1777), Find a Grave Memorial ID 123136197, citing Goshen Center Cemetery, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
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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:
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~0.78%
Liz (Taylor) Rogers
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~0.78%
Tina (Taylor) Ross :
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