Ruth SEARLE

Female 1765 -


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  • Name Ruth SEARLE  [1
    • Ruth Serles m. Nathan Crary, son of Peter Crary, and wife, Christobel Gallup, that family of Groton, in 1788. She was b. in Preston, Conn., where her parents were living at the time, in the year 1755. Her father removed with his family in 1773 to Wyoming, Pa., where he and his son-in-law, Capt. Dethic Hewitt, were both killed in the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3, 1778. Ruth's bother swam the iver to get away the next morning. Ruth and her sister, Sarah or Sally, as she was called, came away from Wyoming with some of the Gallup friends, and after reaching Groton, ruth taught school for a while and was in the family of Nathan Crary before the death of his wife. At the of his marriage to Ruth Searles he was over 70 years old, and she was a little more than 20. they were married in 1788. [1]
    Birth 01 Mar 1765  Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I48894  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

    Father Constant SEARLE,   b. 17 Jun 1728, Stonington, New London Co. Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Jul 1778, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
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    Mother Hannah MINER,   b. 08 Dec 1731, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1813 (Age 81 years) 
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    Marriage 16 May 1751  [1
    Family ID F19383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nathan CRARY,   b. 07 Oct 1717, Groton, New London Co., Conn. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1798 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 16 May 1788  Groten, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F03448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut.