Ruth Winsor

Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Winsor was born on 18 May 1751, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Reverend John Winsor, was 28 and her mother, Mercy Smith, was 23. She had at least 4 sons and 4 daughters with Ezekiel Brown. She died in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, and was buried in Dudley, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezekiel Brown
1749–1801
Ruth Winsor
1751–
Deborah Brown
1773–1841
Mercy Brown
1776–1867
Col Zephaniah Brown
1777–1838
Zilpha Brown
1778–1859
Chad Brown
1779–1841
Major John Brown
1780–1834
Ezekiel Brown
1782–1852
Brown
1787–

Sources (17)

  • Ruth Winsor, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Ruth Winsor Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ruth in entry for Marcy Brown, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

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.

1783 · A Free America

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Windsor . This is the spelling used for places so named in Devon and Hampshire.

Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Winzer .

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

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