Ruth Mussey
1722 - 1790 (67 years)-
Name Ruth Mussey Born 18 Dec 1722 Capporpus, ME 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 16 Jan 1790 [2] Person ID I05554 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father James Mussey, b. 18 Jul 1684, Capporpus, ME , d. 30 May 1753, Mendon, MA (Age 68 years) Mother Judith Whitehouse, b. 7 Sep 1684, Dover, ME , d. 22 May 1753, Mendon, MA (Age 68 years) Married Abt 21 Sep 1705 Dover, ME [2] Notes - The Battey Family Papers give the date of marriage as 21 of the 9th month 1705. I don't know if the person who recorded the date in the family papers used the old Julian style of dating, in which case it would be November; or the Gregorian, meaning September.
Family ID F06711 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Daniel Southwick, III, b. 1721, d. 11 Mar 1804 (Age 83 years) Married Abt 2 Dec 1742 Smithfield, RI [3] Notes - According to the Battey Family Papers, Daniel and Ruth were married on the 2nd 12m 1742. Depending on which month they observed as the first month (Jan, new style, or Mar, old style), this could mean they were married in either Feb or Dec.
Children 1. David Southwick, b. 27 Sep 1743, Mendon, MA , d. 19 May 1746, Mendon, MA (Age 2 years)2. Elisabeth Southwick, b. 29 Mar 1746 3. Jane Southwick, b. 14 Sep 1748, Mendon, MA , d. 24 Jun 1772 (Age 23 years)4. Hannah Southwick, b. 19 Mar 1749/50, Mendon, MA , d. 10 Apr 1792, Mendon, MA (Age 42 years)5. Ruth Southwick, b. 20 Mar 1755, Mendon, MA , d. 10 Jun 1813, Mendon, MA (Age 58 years)6. Judith Southwick, b. 23 Oct 1757, Mendon, MA , d. 11 Feb 1837, Uxbridge, MA (Age 79 years)7. Lydia Southwick, b. 4 Feb 1761, Mendon, MA Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F02113 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - The birth record in the Battey family papers says Ruth was born 18th of 12 month 1722; that can mean either December or February, depending on the dating system used by the person who recorded (or copied) the dates. If it was copied from the original as is, it means February.
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