Born in Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Enos Knight Sr.
and Lois (Gould) Knight
Sister of
Enos Knight Jr., Ebenezer Knight, John Knight, Elijah Knight, David Knight, Benjamin Knight and Joseph Knight
Wife of
Eli Whitcomb
— married
7 Feb 1793 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Whitcomb) Rogers
Died
at about age 78
in Sylvania, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
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Biography
Ruth Knight was born in 1771 in Massachusetts. She was daughter of Enos Knight 1729–1804 and Lois Gould Knight 1726–1788.
Eli Whitcomb married Ruth Knight 7 February 1793 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
She died on Mar 27, 1849 and is buried in Sylvania, Wisconsin at Sylvania Cemetery. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91996683/ruth-whitcomb: accessed May 11, 2024), memorial page for Ruth Knight Whitcomb (1771–27 Mar 1849), Find A Grave: Memorial #91996683, citing Sylvania Cemetery, Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Tim Buege (contributor 49345998).
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