George Washington Ruland (1808 - 1888)

Born 1808 in Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States

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Died 1888 at about age 80 in Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States

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• Fact: Residence (1850) Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1860) Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1865) Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States
• Fact: Burial (1888) Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States

Son of Joseph Ruland and Susannah Gerard, husband of Elizabeth Downs and father of Sarah Jane (married Joel Wicks), Mary Elizabeth, Laura H. (married Chauncey B. Dayton), Henrietta S., George Lee, George Washington Jr., Floyd Smith, Susan Mary, Harriet Matilda, Harriet Matilda, Infant male twin, Manley Smith, and Oscar Hawley Ruland. Husband of Lucy Ann Hallen.

In 1860, George W. Ruland, aged 51, was shown living in Brookhaven, NY, post office Fire Place, with his wife, Eliza, aged 47, and children, George W., 20, Floyd S., 17, Susan M., 15, Harriet M., 13, Manly S., 10, Mary S., 20, and Oscar H. Ruland, aged 7. George was shown to be a farmer.

In 1865, George W. Ruland, aged 57, was shown living in Brookhaven, NY with his wife Lucy A. Ruland, aged 47, of New York City, and his son, Oscar H. Ruland, aged 12. George was shown to be a farmer.

On February 9, 1876, George W. Ruland, age unknown, was admitted to the Suffolk County Poor House, Record No. 270, and was discharged on February 22, 1877.

In 1880, George W. Ruland, aged 72, was shown living in Brookhaven, NY with wife Lucy, aged 62. Also living in the household was John W. Reeve, aged 24, bayman.

Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; Long Island Surnames; 1865 New York State Census; 1840, 1860, 1880 US Federal Census; New York, Census of Inmates in Almshouses and Poorhouses, 1830-1920; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), Wednesday, February 14, 1883 - Page 4)

Family links: Parents: Joseph Ruland (1757 - 1823) Susannah Gerard Ruland (1760 - 1831)

Spouses: Elizabeth Downs Ruland (1812 - 1861) Lucy Ann Hallen Ruland (1815 - 1898)

Children: Sarah Jane Ruland Wicks (1832 - 1890)* Mary Elizabeth Ruland (1833 - 1834)* Laura H Ruland Dayton (1835 - 1866)* Harriet Mathilda Ruland (1849 - 1870)* Oscar Hawley Ruland (1854 - 1925)*

Siblings: Willard Ruland (1785 - 1865)* Manly Ruland (1791 - 1867)* Panela Ruland Gibbs (1796 - 1873)* Israel Ruland (1800 - 1834)* George Washington Ruland (1808 - ____)

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Note: Original plot owner Sarah Jane Wicks, which then passed to her daughters, Henrietta and Laura. There is no marker. Find=a=Grave

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 July 2020, 05:52), entry for George Washington Ruland(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2HS6-W3V); contributed by various users.