Ruth Young

Female

Brief Life History of Ruth

Ruth Young was christened in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States. She married Moses B. Hilton on 1 September 1813, in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

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Moses B. Hilton
1728–1820
Ruth Young
Marriage: 1 September 1813

Sources (3)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Ruth Young - Published information: birth-name: (Mrs) Ruth Gray Young
  • Ruth Young, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Ruth Young, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

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  • Marriage
    1 September 1813Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, United States
  • 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.

    1804 · Whitehead Light

    In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .

    Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.

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

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