Ruth Edith Battin

Brief Life History of Ruth Edith

When Ruth Edith Battin was born on 25 December 1791, in Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Henry V. Battin, was 20 and her mother, Sarah Eves, was 24. She had at least 8 sons and 5 daughters with Robert Fairman. She lived in Greenwood, Greenwood Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 4 September 1864, at the age of 72, and was buried in Greenwood Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Fairman
1783–1857
Ruth Edith Battin
1791–1864
Thomas Fairman
1812–1893
Edith Fairman
about 1823–1881
Mary Fairman
1813–1815
Reese Fairman
1816–1893
Sarah Ann Fairman
1818–1890
Henry Battin Fairman
1819–1914
Robert Fairman
1824–1825
Samuel Fairman
1825–1826
Joseph Battin Fairman
1828–1851
James Fairman
1833–1839
Hugh S. Fairman
1835–1909
Martha Fairman
1837–1915
Mary Ewing Fairman
1839–1919

Sources (5)

  • Edith Fairman in household of Robert Fairman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edith Battin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Edith Fairman, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1627-1972"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Batten .

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

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