Ruth (Gifford) Eddy (1747 - 1811)

Born 9 Mar 1747 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Eddy — married 19 Jun 1763 in Tiverton, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1811 at age 63 in Easton, Washington County, New York

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Biography

Ruth was a Friend (Quaker)

In November of 1784 Ruth, wife of Henry, joined the Easton & Saratoga Friends Meeting by producing a certificate from the Acoaxet Monthly Meeting in Westport, MA.^[1]

The Westport, Massachusetts Historical Society posted letters written by Caleb Gifford, brother of Ruth, describing their life in Easton, Washington County, where they moved in 1784. The letters were written in 1795 and are available at: http://wpthistory.org/2015/01/writing-home-18th-century/

The state lines between Massachusetts and Rhode Island changed until they were finally settled and it is possible that she was actually born in Rhode Island, but the town of Dartmouth remains her birthplace.

Sources

1. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Membership 1778-1790, Society of Friends, Easton Monthly Meeting (New York : Hicksite), p. 52.

Vital Records: New England Historical Genealogical Society (NEHGS) : americanancestors.org

Ruth Story Devereaux Eddy, The Eddy Family in America, T.O. Metcalf Company, Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A., 1930

Letter from Martha Devol informing her family of the recent death of Ruth in Easton, New York. Available in archives of the Westport Historical Society.