Joseph Ruggles
HUNT
(b.
30 December 1781
,
Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
26 November 1871
,
)
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Joseph Ruggles HUNT was born 30 December 1781 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Joseph Ruggles HUNT was the child of Abraham HUNT and Mary "Polly" ST LEGER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin HUNT and Sarah ARNOLDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph Ruggles married Eleanor TONGUE abt. 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Eleanor TONGUE was born abt. 1782 in North Carolina, USA.
Joseph Ruggles HUNT died 26 November 1871
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Family and Children of Joseph Ruggles HUNT
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Eleanor TONGUE-- Date: abt. 1803 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Children of Joseph Ruggles HUNT and Eleanor TONGUE:
Joseph St Leger HUNT (b.9 October 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Ellen Maria HUNT (b.19 September 1806, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 June 1897, Palmyra, Maine, USA)
Elisha HUNT (b.19 September 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1808, )
Sarah HUNT (b.abt. 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
Elisha HUNT (b.4 September 1809, , New Hampshire, USA d. 2 April 1897, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA )
Mary Gounge HUNT (b.10 October 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 August 1818, )
Antoinette HUNT (b.10 March 1814, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1822, )
Sarah Uram HUNT (b.15 June 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 October 1884, Rumney, New Hampshire, USA)
Charles Henry HUNT (b.16 June 1820, , New Hampshire, USA d. 6 March 1886, , New Hampshire, USA)
Eleanor TONGUE-- Date: abt. 1803 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA Children of Joseph Ruggles HUNT and Eleanor TONGUE:
Joseph St Leger HUNT (b.9 October 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Ellen Maria HUNT (b.19 September 1806, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 June 1897, Palmyra, Maine, USA) Elisha HUNT (b.19 September 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 August 1808, ) Sarah HUNT (b.abt. 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , ) Elisha HUNT (b.4 September 1809, , New Hampshire, USA d. 2 April 1897, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA ) Mary Gounge HUNT (b.10 October 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 2 August 1818, ) Antoinette HUNT (b.10 March 1814, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1822, ) Sarah Uram HUNT (b.15 June 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 October 1884, Rumney, New Hampshire, USA) Charles Henry HUNT (b.16 June 1820, , New Hampshire, USA d. 6 March 1886, , New Hampshire, USA)
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Postcards and Memories of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
1781 Birth 30 December 1781
Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1804 Birth of ChildJoseph St Leger HUNT was born 9 October 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Ruggles was 22 years old.
1806 Birth of ChildEllen Maria HUNT was born 19 September 1806, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Joseph Ruggles was 24 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildElisha HUNT was born 19 September 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Ruggles was 25 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildElisha HUNT was born 4 September 1809, , New Hampshire, USA
Joseph Ruggles was 27 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildMary Gounge HUNT was born 10 October 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Joseph Ruggles was 29 years old.
1814 Birth of ChildAntoinette HUNT was born 10 March 1814, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Joseph Ruggles was 32 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildSarah Uram HUNT was born 15 June 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Joseph Ruggles was 34 years old.
1820 Birth of ChildCharles Henry HUNT was born 16 June 1820, , New Hampshire, USA
Joseph Ruggles was 38 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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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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