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

Ruth was born on September 29th, 1659 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colony.1   Ruth's father was DEACON EDMUND Sr. Rice and her mother was Mary Brigham.  Her paternal grandparents were HENRY Thomas Rice and ELIZABETH Frost. She had eleven half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Richard, Henry, Decon Edward II, THOMAS, Matthew, Daniel, Edmund, Joseph, Jacob, Benjamin, James, Mary and Lydia.  She died at the age of 82 on March 30th, 1742 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colony.2 


Ruth's family with Captain Samuel Wells

‌Ruth and Captain Samuel were married in a religious ceremony on June 20th, 1683 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colony.  They had five sons and a daughter, named Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, Thaddeus, Silas and Mercy.

1 American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
2 Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Further sources/citations:
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Ancestry Family Trees @ Ancestry Family Trees

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