Ruth GATES

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10 August 1721 , East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

25 December 1789 , Haddam, Connecticut, USA

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Daniel GATES Rebecca DUTTON

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Born: 10 August 1721 in East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Daniel GATES

Mother: Rebecca DUTTON

Paternal grandparents: George GATES , Sarah OLMSTEAD

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Ruth married Isaac ACKLEY 25 April 1745 in East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Isaac ACKLEY was born 6 October 1721 in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme). Isaac died 17 December 1798 in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme). Isaac was the child of Samuel ACKLEY and Bethiah ADAMS?.

Ruth GATES died 25 December 1789 in Haddam, Connecticut, USA .
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Ruth GATES married

Isaac ACKLEY
Marriage date: 25 April 1745
Marriage place: East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Isaac ACKLEY was the child of Samuel ACKLEY and Bethiah ADAMS?

Children of Isaac ACKLEY and Ruth GATES

Dimmis ACKLEY

Born: 16 February 1745, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 27 January 1805, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA

Rhoda ACKLEY

Born: 10 November 1747, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 6 April 1810, Whitestown, New York, USA

Temperance ACKLEY

Born: 27 September 1749, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 22 May 1820, Hartland, Connecticut, USA

Ruth ACKLEY

Born: 23 May 1752, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 25 July 1843, Barkhamsted, Connecticut, USA

Prudence ACKLEY

Born: 5 August 1754, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 11 May 1836, Mount Washington, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy ACKLEY

Born: 9 October 1757, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 2 August 1811, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA

Isaac Chalker ACKLEY

Born: 16 March 1760, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 November 1848, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA

Married: Ruth BURR 27 April 1785 Place: East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Israel Dutton ACKLEY

Born: 1 June 1762, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 13 October 1764, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Olive ACKLEY

Born: 28 August 1764, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 12 September 1840, Peru, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Daniel CONE 1795

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Birth — 1721
10 August 1721
East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1745 Marriage / Partner
Ruth GATES and Isaac ACKLEY 25 April 1745, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

She was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Dimmis ACKLEY was born 16 February 1745, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Rhoda ACKLEY was born 10 November 1747, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 26 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Temperance ACKLEY was born 27 September 1749, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 28 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Ruth ACKLEY was born 23 May 1752, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 30 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Prudence ACKLEY was born 5 August 1754, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Lucy ACKLEY was born 9 October 1757, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Isaac Chalker ACKLEY was born 16 March 1760, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 38 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Israel Dutton ACKLEY was born 1 June 1762, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 40 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Olive ACKLEY was born 28 August 1764, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 43 years old.

1764 Death of Child
Israel Dutton ACKLEY died 13 October 1764, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Ruth was 43 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage of Child
Isaac Chalker ACKLEY married 27 April 1785, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme) to Ruth BURR

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

Death — 1789
25 December 1789
Haddam, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 68.

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Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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