Ruth MOULTON

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7 May 1640 , Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

7 September 1718 , Hampton, New Hampshire, New England

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John MOULTON Anne GREEN

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Born: 7 May 1640 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John MOULTON

Mother: Anne GREEN

Paternal grandparents: Robert MOULTON , Mary SMYTHE (SMITH)

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Ruth married Peter JOHNSON 3 April 1660 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Peter JOHNSON was born abt. 1639 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Peter died 16 November 1674 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach).

Ruth MOULTON died 7 September 1718 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England .
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Ruth MOULTON married

Peter JOHNSON
Marriage date: 3 April 1660
Marriage place: Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org

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PETER JOHNSON, millwright, was baptized in Winnacunnet (renamed Hampton) as early as 1639. He married RUTH MOULTON, Apr. 3, 1660, and two months later received a deed of land from his stepfather, Thomas Coleman.

In 1668, PETER sold one share of the cow commons he had inherited from his father. PETER, along with James Philbrick, drowned in the Hampton River on Nov. 16, 1674.

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MARRIAGE: 1660.

LOCATION: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

VOLUME: Volume 2

PAGE: 861

JOHNSON, Peter (-1674) & Ruth MOULTON (?1641-1718); 3 Apr 1660; Hampton, NH {Hampton 770, 862; Bradley (1915) 170, 171; Moulton 208; GDMNH 383, 499; Tingley-Meyers 166; EIHC 70:164; Pillsbury Anc. 325; Evans (1940) 148}

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Children of Peter JOHNSON and Ruth MOULTON

Mary JOHNSON

Born: 7 April 1663, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 8 January 1744/5,

Ruth JOHNSON

Born: 13 July 1666, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 25 July 1751,

Edmund JOHNSON

Born: 3 July 1671, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 11 November 1737,

Peter JOHNSON

Born: 25 November 1674, Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died: ,

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Birth — 1640
7 May 1640
Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1660 Marriage / Partner
Ruth MOULTON and Peter JOHNSON 3 April 1660, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

She was 19 years old.

Ruth MOULTON - Marriage New Hampshire- Births to 1901, Deaths and Marriages to 1937

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1663 Birth of Child
Mary JOHNSON was born 7 April 1663, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Ruth was 22 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Ruth JOHNSON was born 13 July 1666, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Ruth was 26 years old.

1671 Birth of Child
Edmund JOHNSON was born 3 July 1671, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Ruth was 31 years old.

1674 Death of Spouse/Partner
Peter JOHNSON died 16 November 1674, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

1674 Birth of Child
Peter JOHNSON was born 25 November 1674, Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach)

Ruth was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1718
7 September 1718
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
She died at the age of 78.

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