Mrs Ruth Woodbridge[1, 2]
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Name Ruth Woodbridge [1, 2] Title Mrs Birth 08 Aug 1695 Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America 
[1, 2] Christening 16 Aug 1695 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Gender Female Death Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States [1, 2] Burial Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States [1, 2] Person ID I312684225439 Oswald Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Family Rev John Pierson, b. 03 May 1689, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America d. 23 Aug 1770, Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, British Colonial America (Age 81 years) Marriage 18 Jul 1716 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States Family ID F939 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
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!BIRTH: Source - NEHG Re
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!BIRTH: Source - NEHG Register, Vol 32, page 294.
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Ruth was from a family of well known Puritan ministers for whom the town of Woodbridge NJ was named. The text of the sermon given at her funeral by Rev Johnathan Dickinson was published and still survives. In part she descended from truly honourable and excellent parents. Her fathers name will be as ointment poured forth in the churches where he dwelt as long as superior parts shining piety uncommon learning and usefulness are esteemed among them Her proficience under such excellent education early appeared and recommended her to all who knew how to value a true merit her intellectual powers were superior to most of her sex She was justly admired of all that knew her for her uncommon and exemplary sweetness of temper and courteous affable deportment towards all she conversed with.
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