Ruth Alden

Abt 1636 - 1674  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Ruth Alden  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Alternate birth	Between 1634 and 1635  [6]
  Birth	Abt 1636  [7]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate birth	Abt 1637  [8]
  Death	12 Oct 1674	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I39513	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	John Alden,   b. Abt 1599   d. 12 Sep 1687, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Mullins,   b. Abt 1602   d. Aft 1651 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1623	Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F933	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Bass,   b. Bef 18 Sep 1630   d. 12 Sep 1716, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age > 85 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1658	Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts   [7]
  Children	+ 1. John Bass,   b. 26 Nov 1658, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 30 Sep 1724, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 65 years) + 2. Hannah Bass,   b. 22 Jun 1667, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 24 Oct 1705, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 38 years) + 3. Mary Bass,   b. 11 Feb 1669, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts d. 10 Apr 1725 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F23215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

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