Ruth Blake Curtis

Brief Life History of Ruth Blake

When Ruth Blake Curtis was born on 26 April 1686, in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Zacheus Curtis, was 40 and her mother, Mary Blake, was 34. She married James MacWithey Jr on 11 September 1718, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 April 1742, in United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in United States.

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Family Time Line

James MacWithey Jr
1666–1742
Ruth Blake Curtis
1686–1742
Marriage: 11 September 1718
Ruth Curtis MacWithey
1720–1742
Hannah Curtis MacWithey
1728–
Mercy Curtis MacWithey
1721–1798
Abigail Curtis MacWithey
1723–
Daniel Curtis MacWithey
1724–
James Withey
1724–1796
Zachariah Curtis MacWithey
1727–1768
Sarah Curtis Mackwithey
1730–

Sources (23)

  • Ruth Curtis, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ruth Curtis MacWithey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ruth Curtis, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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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