Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Ruggles was born on 12 August 1795, in Greenwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Ruggles, was 52 and her mother, Sarah Breckenridge, was 47. She married Abner Pepper on 1 May 1816, in Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Enfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1840.
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Sources (9)
- Sally Pepper, "United States Census, 1840"
- Sally Pepper in entry for Sarah M. Pepper, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Sally in entry for Sally Maria Pepper, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Spouse and Children
1787–1825 Male
1795– Female
Children (3)
1818–1888 Male
1821–1845 Female
1823– Female
Parents and Siblings
1743–1815 Male
1747–1827 Female
Siblings (6)
1781–1803 Male
1781–1849 Male
1783–1841 Male
1785–1790 Female
1787–1790 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 5
1803
Age 8
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 35
Name Meaning
English (Essex): variant of the now extinct surname Ruggle, with post-medieval excrescent -s. The origin of Ruggle is uncertain. It could be a variant of the Suffolk and Essex name Ricold with voicing of /k/ to /g/ and the same vowel change as seen in Smoothy for Smithey (another Suffolk and Essex name) and in Puckering for Pickering .
History: The founder of this influential American family was Thomas Ruggles (1584–1644) of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, who settled in Roxbury, MA, in 1637.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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