Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Trowbridge was born on 17 October 1836, her father, John Trowbridge, was 26 and her mother, Lydia Anna Brown, was 21. She married Lorenzo Myers on 1 January 1855. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Jenningsville, Windham Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 14 October 1899, in Windham Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Jenningsville Cemetery, Jenningsville, Windham Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Ruth Trawbridge in household of John Trawbridge, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ruth Myers in entry for Houghton Silas Myers and Rose Wandall, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Ruth Myres in household of Lorenzo Myres, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1834–1902 Male
1836–1899 Female
Children (11)
1857–1941 Female
1858–1859 Female
1860–1934 Male
1861–1863 Male
1863–1955 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1810–1892 Male
1815–1902 Female
Siblings (12)
1829–1904 Male
1834–1922 Female
1836–1899 Female
1839–1925 Female
1841–1928 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (7)
1846
Age 10
1863
Age 27
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire): habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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