Born about in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Joel Crosby
and Hannah Stevens
Sister of
Hannah (Crosby) Gilpatrick and Joanna Crosby
Wife of
Thomas Smiley
— married
25 Nov 1779 in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 83
in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2022
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Biography
Ruth Wright Crosby was born on 20 April 1764 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. to Joel and Hannah Crosby, possibly of "Canadian ethnicity"[1]
She married Thomas Smiley on 25 Nov 1779 in Winslow, Kennebec, Maine.[2]
Ruth's estate passed probate.[3] It was dated 27 Mar 1843 and proved on 4 Sep 1843.
Her will clarifies that
- Seneca was a son,
- Sidney was Seneca's twin (actually learned on an unsourced family tree where the will was also found)
- There was also a Sally
- There was also a Park
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904"
FHL Film Number: 1000489
Ancestry Record 2559 #392744 (accessed 14 October 2022)
Ruth W Crosby born on 20 Apr 1764 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. - ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch ( : 14 January 2020), Thomas Smiley, 1779.
- ↑
Probate:
"Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999"
Maine, Kennebec County Probate Estate Files; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Kennebec County)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8994 #2662386 (accessed 14 October 2022)
Ruth W Smiley probate.
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