Ruth Denison 
(1686-1779), ID #3395
Ruth Denison|b. 7 Jun 1686\nd. 6 May 1779|p3395.htm|John Denison|b. c 1657\nd. 12 Aug 1725|p3473.htm|Ruth Ayer|b. 30 Oct 1660\nd. 2 Feb 1694/95|p3474.htm|John Denison|b. 7 Apr 1605\nd. 1683|p3475.htm|Mrs Priscilla Denison|b. s 1633\nd. 15 Feb 1691/92|p3476.htm|Peter Ayer|b. 1 Nov 1633\nd. 2 Jan 1698/99|p1719.htm|Hannah Allen|b. 14 Jun 1642\nd. 22 Dec 1729|p1720.htm|
- Father: John Denison b. circa 1657, d. 12 Aug 1725
- Mother: Ruth Ayer b. 30 Oct 1660, d. 2 Feb 1694/95
- Relationship: 6th great-grandmother of Linda Sargent.
- Ruth Denison was born on 7 June 1686, in Ipswich, MA.
- She married Joseph Kingsbury, son of Joseph Kingsbury and Love Ayer, on Friday, 5 February 1705/6 in Haverhill, MA, Joseph and Ruth were second cousins.1
- Ruth lived in Franklin, CT.
- Her husband Joseph died on 1 December 1757 in West Farms (Now Franklin), CT, at age 75 leaving her a widow.
- Ruth Denison died on 6 May 1779 at age 92.
- She was buried at Franklin Burying Ground in Franklin, CT.2
- When Ruth Denison Kingsbury died she left behind 231 descendants: 5 children, 61 grandchildren, 152 great grandchildren 13 great-great grandchildren.
- Charts: Ancestors of Ruth Kingsbury, Tennessee Williams and the Kingsburys, Gerald Ford and the Kingsburys
Children with Joseph Kingsbury b. 22 Jun 1682, d. 1 Dec 1757:
- Ephraim Kingsbury+ b. 4 Jan 1706/7, d. 7 Nov 1772
- Hannah Kingsbury+ b. 6 Mar 1708/9, d. 16 Mar 1770
- Love Kingsbury+ b. 23 Feb 1710/11, d. 29 Dec 1778
- Ruth Kingsbury b. 24 Feb 1712/13, d. 13 Nov 1769
- Joseph Kingsbury b. 27 Feb 1714/15, d. 27 Oct 1788
- Ebenezer Kingsbury+ b. 11 Feb 1716/17, d. 6 Sep 1800
- Eleazer Kingsbury+ b. 7 Feb 1718/19, d. 6 Oct 1785
- Grace Kingsbury b. 4 Oct 1722, d. 18 Aug 1725
- Eunice Kingsbury b. 14 Oct 1722, d. 7 Dec 1751
- Daniel Kingsbury b. 14 Dec 1724, d. 17 Sep 1760
- Tabitha Kingsbury+ b. 7 Oct 1726, d. 18 Jan 1789
- Irene Kingsbury b. 13 Mar 1728/29, d. 15 Aug 1729
- Nathaniel Kingsbury+ b. 7 Feb 1730/31, d. 15 Dec 1784
Sources of Information:
- [S445] Norman Elliott, family web site titled "The Lawrence Family", RootsWeb World Connect, www.rootsweb.com, Jan 2002.
- [S56] Roger, family web site titled "Anderson, J: History of the Town and City of Waterbury Conn.", RootsWeb WorldConnect, www.rootsweb.com, from database named robtyn, updated Dec 2009, viewed Jan 2010.
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