Ruth
CUMMINGS
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Born: 16 May 1732 in Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Ruth married Eleazer HAWES 1 May 1753 in Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eleazer HAWES was born 19 June 1731 in Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA. Eleazer died 10 October 1780 in Massachusetts, USA. Eleazer was the child of Eleazer HAWES and Mary BELCHER.
Ruth CUMMINGS died 21 April 1811 in Braintree, Vermont, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Ruth CUMMINGS
Eleazer HAWESMarriage date: 1 May 1753
Marriage place: Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Eleazer HAWES was the child of Eleazer HAWES and Mary BELCHER
Children of Eleazer HAWES and Ruth CUMMINGS
Hannah HAWESDied: 12 July 1842, Madison Lake, Madison, Ohio, USA
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Birth — 173216 May 1732
Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1753 Marriage / PartnerRuth CUMMINGS and Eleazer HAWES 1 May 1753, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She was 20 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildHannah HAWES was born 10 July 1773, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth was 41 years old.
1780 Death of Spouse/PartnerEleazer HAWES died 10 October 1780, , Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 181121 April 1811
Braintree, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 78.
Record added: 1/8/2026 5:38:04 PM
Last updated: 1/8/2026 5:40:55 PM
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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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