Ruth
CLARKE
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Born: abt. 1716 in Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Ruth married John PIPER 13 July 1736 in Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John PIPER was born 19 July 1713 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. John was the child of Jonathan PIPER and Alice DARBY.
Ruth CLARKE died 24 November 1790 in Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Ruth CLARKE
John PIPERMarriage date: 13 July 1736
Marriage place: Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John PIPER was the child of Jonathan PIPER and Alice DARBY
Children of John PIPER and Ruth CLARKE
Hannah PIPERDied: 5 February 1836, Templeton, Massachusetts, USA
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1736 Marriage / PartnerRuth CLARKE and John PIPER 13 July 1736, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
1763 Marriage of ChildHannah PIPER married 26 May 1763, Bolton, Massachusetts, USA to Abner SAWYER
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179024 November 1790
Phillipston, Massachusetts, USA
Record added: 6/3/2025 7:30:19 AM
Last updated: 6/3/2025 7:31:54 AM
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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
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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