Ruth MARSH

Born

15 February 1709 , Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1813 ,

Ruth married Jacob CUMMINGS abt. 1733 in Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacob CUMMINGS was born 31 March 1717 in Killingly, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Jacob died abt. 1812 in Charlton, Saratoga, New York, USA. Jacob was the child of Jacob CUMMINGS and Martha BROOKS .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ruth MARSH

Ruth MARSH married

Jacob CUMMINGS
Marriage date: abt. 1733
Marriage place: Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jacob CUMMINGS was the child of Jacob CUMMINGS and Martha BROOKS

Children of Jacob CUMMINGS and Ruth MARSH

Nathan CUMMINGS

Born: 17 December 1741, Ware, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Martha CUMMINGS

Born: 7 September 1744, Ware, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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Birth — 1709
15 February 1709
Hatfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Birth of Child
Nathan CUMMINGS was born 17 December 1741, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Martha CUMMINGS was born 7 September 1744, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 35 years old.

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

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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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