Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Copeland
and Elizabeth (Tolman) Copeland
Sister of
Elizabeth (Copeland) Briggs, Joseph Copeland, Mary (Copeland) Barker, Hannah Copeland, Rhoda Copeland, Lydia Copeland, Joseph Copeland, William Copeland, Ebenezer Copeland, Rebecca (Copeland) Tolman, Sarah (Copeland) Stetson, Elisha Copeland and Hulda Copeland
Wife of
Robert Lenthall Eells
— married
1 Dec 1757 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Betsey (Eells) Barstow, Anna Lenthal (Eells) Smith, Abigail (Eells) Smith, John Eells and Lucy (Eells) Barstow
Died
at age 92
in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 May 2009
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Biography
Ruth Copeland was born on September 16, 1738 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, daughter of Joseph Copeland (1706–1793) and Elizabeth Tolman (1713–1798).[1]
Her siblings were:
- Elizabeth Copeland (1736– )
- Joseph Copeland (1737–<1749)
- Mary Copeland (1740–1829)
- Hannah Copeland (1742–1836)
- Rhoda Copeland (1745–1839)
- Lydia Copeland (1747–1841)
- Joseph Copeland (1749– )
- William Copeland (1751–1838)
- Ebenezer Copeland (1752– )
- Rebecca Copeland (1755– )
- Sarah Copeland (1758–1842)
- Elisha Copeland (1759– )
- Hulda Copeland (1761–1763)
Ruth (19) married Robert Lenthall Eells (25) (born on February 17, 1732 in Hanover, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Colony) on December 1, 1757.[2] Their known children were:
- Betsey Eells (1760–1851)
- Anna Lenthal Eells (1765–1835)
- John Eells (1770–1844)
- Lucy Eells (1775–1840)
Ruth died on May 27, 1831 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, aged 92.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NQ-B5M : 4 December 2014), Ruth Copland, 16 Sep 1738; citing SCITUATE,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0014791, 0496902 IT 1.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHHB-DL3 : 13 July 2016), Robert Lenthall Eells and Ruth Copland, 03 Sep 1757; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512.
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