Ruth Hardy

F, (15 June 1699 - 13 August 1757)
Father-Biological*Jacob Hardy b. c 1649, d. 2 Apr 1706 or 3 Apr 1706
Mother-Biological*Lydia Eaton b. 23 Jul 1662, d. 24 Jun 1737 or 29 Jun 1737
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Last Edited=18 May 2023
Gravestone of Ruth (Hardy) Jewett
     Ruth Hardy was born on 15 June 1699 at Bradford, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of Jacob Hardy and Lydia Eaton.

Ruth Hardy, age 19, married Samuel Jewett, age 24 , son of Francis Jewett and Sarah Hardy, on 23 October 1718 at Bradford, Massachusetts.3,2,4 Ruth Hardy was mentioned in the will of Samuel Jewett on 18 July 1752 at Hollis, New Hampshire.5 Ruth Hardy died on 13 August 1757 at Hollis, New Hampshire, at age 58.1,6 She was buried at Congregational Church Cemetery, Hollis, New Hampshire. Ruth's epitaph reads:

Here lies the Body
of Mrs. Ruth Jewet the
widow of Mr. Samuel
Jewet who departed
this life August the 13th
Ano. Dom. 1757. in the
59 Year of her Age.1


Children of Ruth Hardy and Samuel Jewett

Citations

  1. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  2. Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849. Topsfield, Massachuetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907.
  3. Jewett, Frederick Clarke. History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America. Rowley, Massachusetts: The Jewett Familiy of America, 1908.
  4. Crane, Ellery Bicknell. Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts. New York: The Lewis Publishing Co, 1907.
  5. New Hampshire. Probate Court. New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  6. WikiTree. Online https://www.wikitree.com/