Ruth Shaw

Ruth Shaw

Female 1753 - 1836  (83 years)

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  • Name Ruth Shaw 
    Born 9 Apr 1753  Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID LZSS-1MG 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 121816255 
    Group Descendant of Mayflower Passenger 
    • Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - Isaac Allerton 
    • Descendant of Isaac Allerton of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley 
    • Descendant of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - John Tilley & Joan Hurst 
    • Descendant of John Tilley and Joan (Hurst) Rogers of the Mayflower
    Group Mayflower - Mary Allerton 
    • Descendant of Mary Allerton, daughter of Isaac Allerton and Mary Norris, of the Mayflower.
    Died 19 Dec 1836  Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 19 Dec 1836  Hebron Churchyard Cemetery, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23267  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2025 

    Father Captain Nathaniel Shaw,   b. 12 Mar 1716/17, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1800, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Hannah Perkins,   b. 27 May 1723, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1802, Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 10 May 1739  Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gideon Cushman,   b. 21 Nov 1750, Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1845, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1773  Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hannah Cushman,   b. 16 Apr 1777, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1865, Paris, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Sarah Cushman,   b. 29 Dec 1783, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1867, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F11061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Apr 1753 - Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Feb 1773 - Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Dec 1836 - Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 19 Dec 1836 - Hebron Churchyard Cemetery, Hebron, Oxford County, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Mayflower Descendant
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    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Ruth was a daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Shaw & Hannah Perkins.

      She was married 25 Feb 1773 at Plympton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Gideon Cushman.

      They had 12 children.


      Inscription

          In memory of
          GIDEON CUSHMAN
          who died
          May 7,1845,
          AE.94y'rs.
          & 5mo.
          RUTH
          wife of
          Gideon Cushman
          Who died
          Dec.19,1836,
          AE.82ys9mo.