Brief Life History of Ruth
Ruth Lapham was born on 28 January 1748, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. She married Isaac Jenks on 5 October 1769, in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 January 1833, in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Ruth Lapham, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Ruth Lapham, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Ruth Lapham Jenks, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
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.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from Lopham, a place in Norfolk, so named from an Old English personal name Loppa + hām ‘village, homestead’.
Americanized form of French Lapalme .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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