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Female Ruth Gorham Click to view Ruth Gorham in the family tree

Ruth was born on May 7th, 1713 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.1   Ruth's father was Shubael Gorham and her mother was Puella Hussey.  Her maternal grandparents were Stephen Hussey and Martha Bunker. She had three brothers and six sisters, named George, Daniel, Jonathan, Abigail, Lydia, Hannah, Theodate, Desire and Deborah.  She died at the age of 79 on September 2nd, 1792 in Middleborough, Plymouth Co, Massachusetts, USA.2 

1 Vital Records of Nantucket Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume II @ p. 101
2 John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol 1&2, Vol 1 @ p. 155
Further sources/citations:
Lucy Folger, Lucy Folger, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol 1&2, Vol 1 @ p. 32, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=john_d_newport&id=I11580

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