Ruth W Shepard

26 May 1813–8 October 1872 (Age 59)
New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Ruth W

When Ruth W Shepard was born on 26 May 1813, in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Shepard, was 34 and her mother, Ruth Wilkinson, was 34. She married Levi Seth Bullard on 9 May 1831, in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 8 October 1872, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Seth Bullard
1799–1850
Ruth W Shepard
1813–1872
Marriage: 9 May 1831
Mayette C. Bullard
1833–1894
Helen M Bullard
1835–1878
Henry B Bullard
1836–1862
Samuel Milton Bullard
1838–1905

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 May 1831New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 6
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 7
    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
    1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
    Age 16
    Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Shepherd .Americanized form (translation into English) of French Berger .Americanized form of French Chabot and Chaput .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Shepherd

    Sources (19)

    • Ruth Bullard in household of Levi Bullard, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Ruth W Shepherd, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • Ruth Shepard in entry for Mayette C. Bullard Atwood, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

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