When John Jacob Rugh was born on 15 February 1761, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Michael Ruch Sr, was 38 and his mother, Anna Franciana Merkel, was 44. He married Sybilla Mechling in 1778, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 6 February 1845, in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hillview Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1773: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
English (Sussex): variant of Ruff . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Possibly an altered form of German Ruch .
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