Ruth
DEWING
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Born: 4 April 1726 in Needham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Ruth married Isaac NEWELL 3 December 1745 in Needham, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Isaac NEWELL was born 11 January 1718 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Isaac died 7 May 1780 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Isaac was the child of Isaac NEWELL and Abigail GRIGGS.
Ruth DEWING died 25 December 1793 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouse & Children of Ruth DEWING
Isaac NEWELLMarriage date: 3 December 1745
Marriage place: Needham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Isaac NEWELL was the child of Isaac NEWELL and Abigail GRIGGS
Children of Isaac NEWELL and Ruth DEWING
Samuel NEWELLDied: 26 April 1836,
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Birth — 17264 April 1726
Needham, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1745 Marriage / PartnerRuth DEWING and Isaac NEWELL 3 December 1745, Needham, Massachusetts, USA
She was 19 years old.
1757 Birth of ChildSamuel NEWELL was born 20 April 1757, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Ruth was 31 years old.
1780 Death of Spouse/PartnerIsaac NEWELL died 7 May 1780, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179325 December 1793
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 67.
Postcards and Memories of Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)
Record added: 7/23/2026 5:11:21 PM
Last updated: 7/23/2026 5:13:20 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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