Ruth  HUNTINGTON

Biography
RUTH, born in Norwich, Nov. 28, 1682, where she married, Jan. 8, 1707-8, Ralph Wheelock, of Windham, Conn., a son of Capt. Eleazer Wheelock,
of Mendon, Mass, who was born in 1683. She deserves especial notice in this memoir, both for her own great personal worth, and for the excellence and eminence of her descendants. Every tradition respecting her makes her a woman of unusual intelligence, and of rare piety. Her home, the main theater of her life, was blessed equally by her timely instructions, her holy example, and the administration of a gentle yet
firm discipline. She died in Windham, Sept. 1, 1725. Her husband married for his second wife Mercy Standish, by whom he had but one child, Mary, born Nov. 28, 1728.

The children of Ruth were:

Elizabeth, born July 18, 1709.

Eleazer, born April 22, 1711, graduated at Yale College 1733, with much distinction, and ordained to to the work of the ministry, in Lebanon, in 1735, where he labored in the ministry, and in the work of...Read MORE...

Birth
1682 HUNTINGTON ite Ruth Huntington the daughter of Christopher Huntington [nior] & of Sarah his wife was borne upon the 28th day of oum in the year of our lord 1682 Birth

Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, 1659-1848. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2007.) Originally published as: Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. Hartford, Society of colonial wars in the state of Connecticut, 1913.

1708 Marriage / Partner
Ruth HUNTINGTON and Ralph WHEELOCK 8 January 1708, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

She was 25 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Elizabeth WHEELOCK was born 18 July 1709, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 26 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Eleazer WHEELOCK was born 22 April 1711, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 28 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Ruth WHEELOCK was born 25 May 1713, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 30 years old.

1717 Birth of Child
Abigail WHEELOCK was born 3 March 1717, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 34 years old.

1720 Birth of Child
John WHEELOCK was born 20 January 1720, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 37 years old.

Death
Name: Ruth Wheelock
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1725
Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Spouse's Name: Wheelock
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GS Film Number: 001376454
Digital Folder Number: 007730726
Image Number: 00032

'Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QLM4-HKGQ : 11 April 2017), Ruth Wheelock, Death 1725, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States; Connecticut State Library, Hartford; FHL microfilm 1,376,454.
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1725 Birth of Child
Sarah WHEELOCK was born 7 July 1725, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Willimantic)

Ruth was 42 years old.