Mary 'Polly' Ruggles (1799 - 1864)

Born 14 Feb 1799 in Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Died 9 Aug 1864 at age 65 in Carson Valley, Douglas Co., Nevada

Biography

Name: Mary 'Polly' Ruggles. Surname: Ruggles. Given Name: Mary 'Polly'. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag. Born 14 Feb 1799. Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut. ^[1] Died 9 Aug 1864. Carson Valley, Douglas Co., Nevada. ^[2] Buried Woodland Cemetery, Woodland, Yolo Co., California. ^[3] Note: 1850 U.S. Census Ridgefielld, Huron Co., Ohio. Benjamin B. Jackson 50 M Farmer 4000. PA. Polly Jackson 51 F PA. Henry Jackson 28 M Carpenter PA. Eden R. Jackson 22 M Farmer OH. Daniel A. Jackson 19 M Farmer OH. William A. Jackson 17 M Farmer OH. Benjamin F. Jackson 11 M OH. Beron Jackson 8 M OH. Lorana Jackson 25 F NY (later census proves she is Henry's wife.). Eunretta Jackson 3 F OH (prob is Henrietta; later is Frances H.). Eden Ruggles 84 M Conn. Astemesia Ruggles 79 F Conn. 1860 U.S. Census Ridgefield, Huron Co., Ohio. Post Office: Monroeville. Benjamin B. Jackson 60 M Farmer PE:3000 PERS:700. PA. Mary Jackson 61 F PA. Gravestone inscription from photo: POLLY Wife of Benj. B. Jackson. Died Aug 9, 1864. Aged 65y's, 5m's, 25d's. In "A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio" by Hewson L. Peeke, v. 2, 1916, p. 1107, the author wrote "Polly, born February 14, 1799, married Benjamin Jackson, and she died while accompanying her husband and others in a wagon train to California in 1864, her death occurring at Carson Valley near California.".

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1738 Memorial# 87284982 Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87284982/mary-jackson#source Gives birth date but no birth location Gives death date and location.
2. ↑ Source: #S1738 Memorial# 87284982 Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87284982 The death location on this Find-a-Grave site does have a photo of her gravestone which verifies the date of death, but the location of death does NOT agree with the book "A Standard History of Erie County, Ohio" by Hewson L. Peeke, v. 2, 1916, p. 1107, the author wrote "Polly, born February 14, 1799, married Benjamin Jackson, and she died while accompanying her husband and others in a wagon train to California in 1864, her death occurring at Carson Valley near California."
3. ↑ Source: #S1738 Memorial# 87284982 Note: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87284982

• Source: S1016 1850 U.S. Census Publication: https://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8054Ridgefielld, Huron Co., Ohio
• Source: S1738 Find A Grave Website Publication: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
• Source: S85 1860 U.S. Census Publication: https://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=7667Ridgefield, Huron Co., Ohio