Brief Life History of Ruth
When Ruth Leavitt was born about 1802, in Effingham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Carr Leavitt, was 25 and her mother, Lydia Smith, was 25. She married Isaac Cate in 1824, in Effingham, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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- Ruth in entry for Lyman F. Cate, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
Name Meaning
English:
(of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French leuet ‘wolf cub’ (see Low 3).
habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called Livet. All are of obscure, presumably Gaulish, etymology.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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