Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Wakefield was born on 1 December 1667, in Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Roger Wakefield, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Preston, was 34. She married Christopher Fisher on 2 April 1692, in Preston Patrick, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
- Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
- Ruth Wakefield, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
Spouse and Children
1663– Male
1667– Female
Parents and Siblings
1630–1724 Male
1634–1732 Female
Siblings (5)
1665–1731 Male
1667– Female
1669–1735 Male
1672– Male
1674– Female
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire and from Wakefield Lawn in Potterspury (Northamptonshire). Both are named from the Old English personal name Waca or Old English wacu ‘wake, festival’ + feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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