Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Buss was born about 1732, in Greenstead, Essex, England, her father, John Bass, was 27 and her mother, Ruth Nice, was 29. She married John Oakley on 20 October 1752, in Greenstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She died in February 1782, in her hometown, at the age of 51, and was buried in Greenstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Ruth Oakley in entry for Annie Oakley, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Ruth Oakley in entry for Sarah Oakley, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Burial records of Greenstead-juxta-Colchester, Essex, England
Spouse and Children
1721–1796 Male
1732–1782 Female
Children (4)
1755– Female
1760–1760 Female
1762–1763 Female
1765–1819 Female
World Events (4)
1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Age 20
1754 · Seven Years' War
Age 22
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 38
Name Meaning
English (Sussex and Kent), of Norman origin: variant of Boyce alias Bush .
English: alternatively from Middle English, Old French busse ‘cask, barrel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or a nickname for a large, rotund man.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bushard (see Bosshart ). This surname is also found in Poland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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