flag female ancestor  Ruth  SHAPLEY

  (b. 21 December 1672 New London, Connecticut Colony   d. 30 May 1744 Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Ruth SHAPLEY was born 21 December 1672 in New London, Connecticut Colony

Ruth SHAPLEY was the child of Benjamin SHAPLEY   and   Mary PICKETT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicholas SHAPLEY and Annie GODFREY (maternal)  John PICKETT and Ruth BREWSTER

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Ruth  married  John MORGAN abt. 1696 in New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John MORGAN  was born 10 June 1667 in New London, Connecticut, USA.  John died 6 March 1747 in Groton, Connecticut, USA.  John was the child of John MORGAN and Rachel DEMING.

Ruth SHAPLEY died 30 May 1744 in Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Ruth SHAPLEY married flag male ancestor John MORGAN-- Date: abt. 1696 Place: New London, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John MORGAN was the child of John MORGAN and Rachel DEMING




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birth1672 Birth
21 December 1672
New London, Connecticut Colony
1698 Birth of Child
Mary MORGAN was born 18 December 1698, New London, Connecticut, USA

Ruth was 26 years old.
marriage1729 Marriage of Child
Mary MORGAN married 14 November 1729, Groton, Connecticut, USA to James MORGAN
death1744 Death
30 May 1744
Groton, Crown Colony of Connecticut

She died at the age of 71.
Added: 3/24/2025 6:58:04 PM - Updated: 3/24/2025 7:05:12 PM
Did You Know?The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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