Ruth (Merritt) Sylvester (1726 - 1785)

Born 6 Nov 1726 in Hanover, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Levi Sylvester Sr. — married 5 Dec 1745 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1785 at about age 58 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Ruth was born in 1726. Ruth, daughter of Henrey Marit & Margrit, was born on 6 November 1726 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.^[1]

Ruth married Levi Sylvester Sr.

Ruth is mentioned as beloved daughter, Ruth Sylvester when her father, Henry's estate passed probate on 24 January 1764.^[2]Henry's estate passed probate in 1771.^[3]

She passed away in 1785.

Sources

• A copy of the records of births, marriages and deaths, and of intentions of marriage of the town of Hanover, Mass., 1717-1787 Ancestry.com :
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ9L-P61 : 10 February 2018), Ruth Marit, 06 Nov 1726; citing HANOVER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874289 IT 2.
• Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988 Ancestry.com :
• Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850 Ancestry.com :
• Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry.com :

1. ↑ Birth https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSSR-NFL1?i=366 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915; citing FHL microfilm: 874289; FamilySearch Record: FZ9L-P61 (accessed 7 August 2023); Ruth Marit born on 6 Nov 1726, daughter of Henrey Marit & Margrit, in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
2. ↑ Will of Henry Merritt: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
   Probate Records, 1754-1919; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Pomfret District); Probate Place: Windham, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #339040 (accessed 8 August 2023)
   Henry Merritt probate on 24 Jan 1764.
3. ↑ Henry Merritt's Estate Passed Probate: "Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999"
   Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9049 #2416903 (accessed 8 August 2023)
   Henry Merritt probate in 1771.

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3QDB-WP4 : accessed 2017-11-14), entry for Ruth /Merritt/.