Ruth Evans

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Evans was born on 24 March 1756, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, David Evans Jr, was 34 and her mother, Jemima Bishop, was 22. She married Joshua Aldrich about 1782, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1756. She died on 11 January 1851, in North Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in North Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Aldrich
1759–1849
Ruth Evans
1756–1851
Marriage: about 1782
Esek C Aldrich
1768–1853
Marie Aldrich
Joseph Aldrich
1783–1859
Reuben Aldrich
1784–1866
Nancy Aldrich
1789–
Betsey Aldrich
1792–1833
Polly Aldrich
1794–1885
Rhoda Aldrich
1798–1884
Phebe Aldrich
1802–1874

Sources (7)

  • Ruth Aldrich in household of Cornelius Canada, Chenango, New York, "United States Census"
  • Ruth Evans, Providence "Rhode Island, Births and Christening"
  • Ruth Evans Aldrich, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1763 · First Synagogue in America

The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.

1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

Welsh: derivative of Evan , from Efan, Ifan, medieval forms of Ieuan (from Latin Johannes, the source of English John), dating from c. 1500, with the post-medieval patronymic suffix -s. Welsh Sion was a separate borrowing of English John, and Evan (Ieuan) and Sion developed as independent names.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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