Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Curtis was born on 3 August 1764, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Robert Curtis, was 36 and her mother, Amy Judson, was 25. She married Isaac Jones on 22 November 1789. She died on 18 November 1845, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Ruth Curtis Booth, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruth Jones in entry for Silas Booth, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Ruth in entry for Silas Curtis Booth, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a refined person, sometimes perhaps given ironically, from Middle English, Old French courteis, courtois, curtis ‘courtly, refined, urbane’ (derivative of Old French court; see Court 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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