Ruth Cooper Tilton

  General Notes:

www.rootsweb.com - research of S. Lombardi says her parents were Samuel Tilton b. 13 Nov 1779 in Andover, NH and Hannah Rowe born 1780 who died in Wilmot, NH on 5 May 1860. Samuel and Hannah Rowe married 4 Sept 1800 NH -Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73154-9 System Origin: New Hampshire-VR Source Film Number: 1001311 Reference Number: 2:4031RHM

1850 she is living in HH of Richard Straw as Ruth C. ASH

www.ancestry.com - Name: Ruth C Ash Marriage Date: 28 Apr 1851 Event Type: Marriage Marriage Place: Manchester, New Hampshire Birth Date: abt 1800 Age: 51 Gender: Female Spouse Name: Richard Straw Spouse Birth Place: Warner New Hampshire Spouse Age: 72 Spouse Gender: Male FHL Film Number: 1001308

census 1860 Warner, Merrimack County NH
Richard Straw c1779
Ruth C. (Straw ?) age 58 c1802 [his wife - they married 1851]

14 Apr 1869 Conveyances of real estate in Merrimack County (News article in NH Patriot)
Ruth C. Straw to E. E. Bean - land $900 [She is probabal widow and able to convey land]

1870 - She's born 1801 NH and living in Canterbury, Merrimack, NH with the Joseph [27] and Jennie Sanborn [21] family her grand du by dau Charlotte Ash Kelley

[GENEALOGY Chapter from History of the town of Andover, New Hampshire; 1751 - 1906; Concord, N.H.; Printed by the Rumford Print Co.; 1910
Ruth Cooper, b. June, 1801; m. (1), at Warner, Oct. 31, 1820, Charles Ash of Andover, who d. Sept. 14, 1838; 1 ch.; m. (2) Richard Straw of Warner. She d. Oct. 10, 1873. [married Richard Straw, 28 Apr 1851 at Manchester, NH.

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LW & T of Ruth C. Straw of Canterbury, Merrimack, NH - 23 May 1872
Jane R. Sanborn [grand dau] household furniture
Children of her dau Charlotte (Ash) Kelley [dau] remainder of estate
Ella F. Shaw [ grand dau] $50.00
Charles T. Kelley [grandson] $50.00
Mary E. Kelley [grand dau] $300.00 and assorted household items
Clara A. Kelley [grand dau] $ 300.00 and assorted houehold items
Roland S. Kelley [grandson] $200.00
Cata S. Kelley [grand dau] $100.00 and assorted household items
Great grandchildren:
Carrie A. Sanborn $50.00 [ mother Jane Ruth Ash Sanborn]
Walter J. Sanborn $50.00
John C. Smith - Executor




cemetery records

Ruth married Richard Straw, son of Rev. Richard Straw and Jane Danforth, on 28 Apr 1851 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. (Richard Straw was born on 11 Apr 1779 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, died in 1861 and was buried in Schoodac Road Cemetery in Warner, New Hampshire.)

  Marriage Notes:

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Ruth next married Charles Ash, son of Nathaniel Ash and Dolly Cilley, on 31 Oct 1830 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Charles Ash was born circa 1802 in Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, died on 14 Sep 1838 and was buried in Schoodac Cemetery in Warner, New Hampshire.)

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