Ruth
Tofflemire
formerly Riley
Born about in Ohio, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of Francis Riley
[uncertain]
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Jacob Tofflemire
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Tofflemire and Charles Tofflemire
Died about
at about age 83
in Ontario, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 10 Sep 2010
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Biography
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- Note: Ruth was captured by Indians, along with two brothers and two sisters, in 1791, on the bank of the Ohio River, opposite Wellsburg, Va. Ruth was ransomed by a trader named Alex McCormick and went with him and his family to live in Canada.
Sources
- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-66347071/ruth-tofflemeier-born-riley-in-geni-world-family-tree
- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-420629685/ruth-tofflemire-born-riley-in-geni-world-family-tree
- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-412792988/ruth-tofflemire-born-riley-in-geni-world-family-tree
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~0.78%
Chris (Murphy) Jean-Louis
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A956450 [compare], Ancestry member joelouie3
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Ruth is 17 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 23 degrees from Carl Sagan, 19 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 32 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 24 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 19 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 24 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 16 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 21 degrees from Isaac Newton, 22 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 24 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 12 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
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