Ruth BERRY

Born

19 March 1721 , Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

Ruth married Sylvanus HOPKINS 30 November 1738 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Sylvanus HOPKINS was born 14 February 1716 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ruth BERRY

Ruth BERRY married

Sylvanus HOPKINS
Marriage date: 30 November 1738
Marriage place: Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Sylvanus HOPKINS and Ruth BERRY

Anna HOPKINS

Born: 5 June 1747, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 September 1831, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Married: Noah HARRISON 21 July 1785

Josiah HOPKINS

Born: 28 July 1754, Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 26 October 1824, Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Married: Anna PIERCE 1778

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Birth — 1721
19 March 1721
Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1738 Marriage / Partner
Ruth BERRY and Sylvanus HOPKINS 30 November 1738, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

She was 17 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Anna HOPKINS was born 5 June 1747, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

Ruth was 26 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Josiah HOPKINS was born 28 July 1754, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

Ruth was 33 years old.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state