Ruth BURNHAM

(b. 23 August 1658 , Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 January 1724 , Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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Ruth BURNHAM was born 23 August 1658 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ruth BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS (maternal) Thomas LAWRENCE and Joan ANTROBUS

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Ruth married John CARTER 20 June 1678 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
John CARTER was born 6 February 1652 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. John died 8 April 1727 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.

Ruth BURNHAM died 11 January 1724 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Ruth BURNHAM married

John CARTER-- Date: 20 June 1678 Place: Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of John CARTER and Ruth BURNHAM:

Elizabeth CARTER (b.18 September 1680, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 June 1736, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Ruth CARTER (b.18 October 1681, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 January 1774, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Mary CARTER (b.17 July 1683, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 October 1751, Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut)

John CARTER (b.8 August 1685, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 2 May 1705, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Thomas CARTER (b.3 July 1687, Woburn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. 17 March 1753, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Abigail CARTER (b.30 March 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England d. , )

Phoebe CARTER (b.11 June 1691, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 31 October 1715, Medford, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Joseph CARTER (b.16 February 1692, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 1 April 1733, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Samuel CARTER (b.31 October 1694, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 21 January 1787, Woburn, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay)

Esther CARTER (b.21 August 1696, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 February 1751, Stoneham, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Josiah CARTER (b.3 August 1698, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

Jabez CARTER (b.17 September 1700, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 10 July 1771, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Nathaniel CARTER (b.4 March 1702, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

Benjamin CARTER (b.4 March 1702, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 5 September 1724, Dunstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

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1658 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Ruth Burnam
gender: Female
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birth date: 23 Aug 1658
birthplace: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
death date:
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race:
father's name: Thomas Burnam
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father's age:
mother's name:
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C04442-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 877468
reference number: 68
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1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1678 Marriage / Partner
Ruth BURNHAM and John CARTER 20 June 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Elizabeth CARTER was born 18 September 1680, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 22 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Ruth CARTER was born 18 October 1681, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 23 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Mary CARTER was born 17 July 1683, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 24 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
John CARTER was born 8 August 1685, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 26 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Thomas CARTER was born 3 July 1687, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 28 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Abigail CARTER was born 30 March 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 30 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Phoebe CARTER was born 11 June 1691, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 32 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Joseph CARTER was born 16 February 1692, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 33 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Samuel CARTER was born 31 October 1694, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 36 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Esther CARTER was born 21 August 1696, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 38 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
Josiah CARTER was born 3 August 1698, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 39 years old.

1700 Birth of Child
Jabez CARTER was born 17 September 1700, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 42 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Benjamin CARTER was born 4 March 1702, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 43 years old.

1702 Birth of Child
Nathaniel CARTER was born 4 March 1702, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 43 years old.

1705 Death of Child
John CARTER died 2 May 1705, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 46 years old.

1715 Death of Child
Phoebe CARTER died 31 October 1715, Medford, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth was 57 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Carter Ruth, w. Lieut., John, Jan. 11, 1724, 55 y.
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Ruth BURNHAM - Grave Grave inscription: Here lyes ye Body of Mrs. Ruth Carter, Wife to Lieut. John Carter, who deceased January 10th, 1724; in ye 55th Year of her

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Grave inscription: Here lyes ye Body of Mrs. Ruth Carter, Wife to Lieut. John Carter, who deceased January 10th, 1724; in ye 55th Year of her Age.

Old Burying Ground
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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1724 Death
11 January 1724
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 65.

Ruth is buried at: Old Burying Ground

Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

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Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 12:43:40 PM

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