Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Merrick was born on 7 April 1756, in Carmel, Putnam, New York, United States, her father, Seth Merrick, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 32.
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Parents and Siblings
1720–1766 Male
1724–1795 Female
Siblings (11)
1744–1833 Male
1747–1778 Female
1749– Female
1751–1753 Female
1754–1777 Male
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 20
1776
Age 20
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 31
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Meuric, the Middle Welsh form of Maurice (see Morris ).
Irish: borrowed from Welsh. In Ireland, when this is not the Welsh name, it might be adopted for Irish Ó Mearadhaigh, see Merry 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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