flag female ancestor  Ruth  CHEEVER

  (b. abt. 1756 Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 6 April 1800 Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Ruth CHEEVER was born abt. 1756 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ruth CHEEVER was the child of ?   and   ?

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Ruth  married  Stephen COLLINS 19 December 1771 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Stephen COLLINS  was born 31 October 1745 in Chatham, Massachusetts, USA (South Chatham).  Stephen died 22 February 1793 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Ruth CHEEVER died 6 April 1800 in Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Ruth CHEEVER married flag male ancestor Stephen COLLINS-- Date: 19 December 1771 Place: Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada


Children of Stephen COLLINS and Ruth CHEEVER:

flag male ancestor Joseph COLLINS (b.2 March 1782, Liverpool, Queen's, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. September 1870, Aylesford, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. Elizabeth TUPPER 1813



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marriage1771 Marriage / Partner
Ruth CHEEVER and Stephen COLLINS 19 December 1771, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
1782 Birth of Child
Joseph COLLINS was born 2 March 1782, Liverpool, Queen's, Nova Scotia, Canada
1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen COLLINS died 22 February 1793, Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
death1800 Death
6 April 1800
Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada
Added: 12/14/2025 6:42:52 PM - Updated: 12/14/2025 6:43:06 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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