Ruby Bartlett

Brief Life History of Ruby

When Ruby Bartlett was born on 1 March 1796, in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Peregrine Bartlett, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Merrill, was 18. She married Aaron Mason on 8 May 1817, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 16 May 1873, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Mason
1787–1855
Ruby Bartlett
1796–1873
Marriage: 8 May 1817
Peregrine Bartlett Mason
1819–
Ruby Mason
1831–
Mighill Bartlett Mason
1820–1880
Sarah Merrill Mason
1821–
Charles Granderson Mason
1824–1878
Moses Ayers Mason
1826–1904
Solon Mason
1828–1886
Thirza Mason
1830–
Mary Mason
1832–1924
Susanna Mason
1834–1835
Freeborn Bartlett Mason
1836–
Angeline Mason
1838–1930
Reaba Mason
1841–1909
Aaron Mason
1844–1893

Sources (37)

  • Ruby Mason, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Ruby Bartlett Mason, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Ruby Bartlett, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (8)

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.

1804

Historical Boundaries: 1804: York, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .

History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.

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

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