Ruth COOK

(b. 30 November 1682 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 13 April 1775 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )

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Ruth COOK was born 30 November 1682 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ruth COOK was the child of John COOK and Ruth SHAW and the grandchild of: (paternal) John "The Butcher" COOKE (COOK) and Mary BORDEN (maternal) Anthony SHAW and Alice STONARD

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Ruth married Preserved FISH 30 May 1698 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Preserved FISH was born 12 August 1679 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Preserved died 15 July 1745 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Preserved was the child of Thomas FISH and Grissell STRANG (STRANGE).

Ruth COOK died 13 April 1775 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Ruth COOK married

Preserved FISH-- Date: 30 May 1698 Place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Preserved FISH was the child of Thomas FISH and Grissell STRANG (STRANGE)

Children of Preserved FISH and Ruth COOK:

Thomas FISH (b.1 December 1703, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1786, Dutchess County, Crown Colony of New York)
m. Mercy (Mary) COGGESHALL 16 December 1724 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

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1682 Birth
30 November 1682
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage / Partner
Ruth COOK and Preserved FISH 30 May 1698, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

She was 15 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Thomas FISH was born 1 December 1703, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Ruth was 21 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage of Child
Thomas FISH married 16 December 1724, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Mercy (Mary) COGGESHALL

1745 Death of Spouse/Partner
Preserved FISH died 15 July 1745, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 Death
13 April 1775
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

She died at the age of 92.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state