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     Mary White was born on 27 August 1688 at Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 27 September 1710,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married Rev. Timothy Ruggles, son of Capt. Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge, on 27 September 1710 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Mary White died on 23 January 1749 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 60; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Brig. Gen. Timothy Dwight Ruggles was born on 20 October 1711 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Bathsheba Bourne on 18 September 1736 at Massachusetts, U.S.A..² Brig. Gen. Timothy Dwight Ruggles died on 4 August 1795 at Wilmot, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, at age 83; Date Aug 4 1795 & location Wilmot, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia per FindaGrave. per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.^1,2 He was buried on 6 August 1795 at Old Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Lower Middleton, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia; FindaGrace: Name: Gen Timothy Dwight Ruggles; BIRTH: 20 Oct 1711, Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; DEATH: 4 Aug 1795 (aged 83), Wilmot, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada; BURIAL: Old Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Lower Middleton, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada; MEMORIAL ID: 114169287; Note: Update - Member Lenny Dodge has found his burial information listed with Old Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery records and not Pine Grove - Any reference to Pine Grove is most likely in error. Died after Aug 4, 1795. All records show he was buried at Pine Grove Church in Wilmot Nova Scotia. A book called "The loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution" published in 1910 "He was buried to the eastward of the chancel of the (then new church), lately known as the "Pine Grove Church," in Central Wilmot, near the present village of Middleton,," His birth is correct and his death records are from American Ancestors the source is entitled 'Divided Hearts, Massachusetts Loyalists, 1765-1790' The original text is available for viewing at our research library, call number E277.M3 1980.At the New England Historical Genealogical SocietyLenny Dodge. application of Earle Gladstone Childs to the US Sons of the American Revolution "General Ruggles became Brig. General-served second in command at Lake George 1775. He remarried a loyalist in the [undecipherable] of the American Revolution and was exiled with many others to Nova Scotia where he died in 1795." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114169287/timothy-dwight-ruggles.)²

     Edward Ruggles was born on 30 August 1723 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Aug 30 1723 & location Rochester, MA per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019. per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Lucia Spooner, daughter of Daniel Spooner and Elizabeth Ruggles, on 29 January 1746 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Edward Ruggles died on 21 May 1778 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 54; Date May 21 1778 & location Hardwick, MA per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019. per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Capt. Benjamin Ruggles was born on 19 May 1713 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 11 October 1790 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 77; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Samuel Ruggles was born on 5 July 1715 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died in June 1802 at Barre, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 86; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Joseph Ruggles was born on 23 June 1717 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 28 January 1791 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 73; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Mary Ruggles was born on 1 January 1719 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She died on 2 July 1750 at age 31; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Susannah Ruggles was born on 6 January 1721 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She died on 16 December 1813 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 92; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Nathaniel Ruggles was born on 12 April 1725 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 25 December 1776 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 51; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Thomas Ruggles was born on 2 March 1730 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 6 May 1776 at Royalston, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 46; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     John Ruggles was born on 2 September 1731 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died in 1815 at Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per famioy tree of deemoines on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Lucia Spooner was born on 29 October 1729 at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 29 January 1746,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married Edward Ruggles, son of Rev. Timothy Ruggles and Mary White, on 29 January 1746 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Lucia Spooner died on 2 April 1821 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 91; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Daniel Spooner was born on 28 February 1694 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Elizabeth Ruggles, daughter of Capt. Samuel Ruggles and Elizabeth Whiting, on 10 October 1728 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Daniel Spooner died in August 1797 at Petersham, Worccester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 103; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Elizabeth Ruggles was born on 21 September 1711 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She married Daniel Spooner on 10 October 1728 at Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 10 October 1728,her married name was Spooner.¹ Elizabeth Ruggles died on 17 August 1767 at Petersham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 55; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Capt. Samuel Ruggles was born on 3 December 1681 at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Elizabeth Whiting on 19 December 1710 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachsuetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Capt. Samuel Ruggles married Elizabeth Williams on 18 April 1728 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Capt. Samuel Ruggles died on 1 March 1748 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 66; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Elizabeth Whiting was born on 26 April 1689 at Dunstable, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She married Capt. Samuel Ruggles, son of Capt. Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge, on 19 December 1710 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachsuetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 19 December 1710,her married name was Ruggles.¹ Elizabeth Whiting died on 29 July 1727 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 38; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Elizabeth Williams was born on 12 January 1693 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 18 April 1728,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married Capt. Samuel Ruggles, son of Capt. Samuel Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge, on 18 April 1728 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Elizabeth Williams died on 25 June 1748 at Billerica, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 55; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Timothy Ruggles was born on 25 September 1748 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 22 June 1831 at Cambridge, Washington Co., New York, U.S.A., at age 82; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Edward Ruggles was born on 3 August 1750 at New Braintree, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He died on 17 January 1805 at Barnard, Windosr Co., Vermont, U.S.A., at age 54; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Elizabeth Ruggles was born on 29 October 1752 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She died on 21 December 1810 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 58; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Daniel Ruggles was born on 5 January 1756 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Lucy Paige on 30 December 1779 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Daniel Ruggles died on 26 February 1838 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 82; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Lucy Paige was born on 19 March 1757 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of 30 December 1779,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married Daniel Ruggles, son of Edward Ruggles and Lucia Spooner, on 30 December 1779 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Lucy Paige died on 3 August 1840 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 83; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Lucy Ruggles was born on 26 July 1765 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She died on 11 May 1790 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 24; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Constant Ruggles was born on 28 November 1767 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ She died on 28 April 1846 at Hardwick, Worccester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A., at age 78; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     James Ruggles was born on 30 October 1770 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Oct 30 1770 & location Hardwick, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019. Date Oct 30 1770 & location Hardwick, MAS per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He His father, Edward Ruggles, died May 21 1778. on 21 May 1778 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A..¹ He lived on 1 November 1796 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Springfield 1 Novr. 1796; Sir, I have no objection to your licensing William Frazer & your employing him as an extra Surveyor when wanted- A Mr. Ruggles, nephew of Brigadier General Ruggles, a staunch Loyalist, has applied to me to be employed in the Surveying Line. I referred him to you for Examination, but did not know there was any opening for employment. If however he is qualified & you think him upon Examination a fit person to be trusted in your office and he wishes it," a letter from the Russell papers, Peter Russell, Administrator of Upper Canada, to D. W. Smith, Surveyor of Upper Canada, Vol 1, page 79.
Note: This does not say James Ruggles, in particular, but goes with other items indicating the James Ruggles as in York at this time, probably looking for employment.² He lived in 1797 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "James Ruggles, 2 males" List of the inhabitants of the township of York and it's vicinity in the year 1797, from The Town of York 1793-1815, Law and Order, page 89.
Note: This confirms that brothers James and Nathaniel Ruggles were at York in 1797, neither married.³ He lived in 1798 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "James Ruggles (d. 1804) and his younger brother Nathaniel were nephews of Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles, who served in the army under Lord Amherst and was one of the most prominent Massachusetts Loyalists. They belonged to the sixth generation of their family in Massachusetts, and ketp a shop on Younge Street. James Ruggles was drowned in the loss of the Speedy. Nathaniel Ruggles declined serving in the militia." from The Town of York 1793 - 1815, Defence, page 69, footnote No. 30.³ He lived in 1798 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "1. Mr. James Ruggles, Merchant, Nephew of B G Ruggles ... to be Ensigns" from The Town of York 1793 - 1815, Defence, page 69 Note: His brother, Nat Ruggles is listed in the same section.³ He lived on 10 April 1800 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "Justices Present - William Jarvis, Esq., Chairman; William Willcocks; John Small; James Macaulay; Alexander Wood; Willial Allan; James Ruggles, Esquires" Minutes of Special Sessions of the Peace, Home District .... considering fire safety for town of York... The Town of York 1793-1815, Law and Order, page 97.³ He "Monday 20. Captn. De Hean called on me in the morning to know my time and place. I told him 6 next morning at the point of the Don. I then went to Mr. Ruggles to get him to be my second, he agreed, he lay with me that night. The hour was changed from 6 to 5" .. and ...." Tuesday, 21. At 4 oclock Ruggles and I were going to the place appointed when the Sheriff met us & put us under an arest. I gave security before Mr. Jarvis to keep the peace for six months." Extracts from Joseph Willcocks' Diary, from The Town of York 1793-1815, page 235. on 20 August 1801 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.³ He married Esther Dunham, daughter of ? Dunham and ? ?, on 4 December 1801 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "7. On the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, were married by license James Ruggles, Esq., and Esther Dunham, by me, George O Kill Stuart, Minister, Missionary at York. Mr. Ruggles, mentioned here, was one of those who some years later were drowned in the wreck of the Speedy, off Brighton, Ont." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 3, Page 395
Date 1795 & location Braintree, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.^1,4 James Ruggles "I do certify that there is about fifteen acres cleared on Lot No. 5 in the 6th Concession of the Township of Markham; a house built thereon, sixteen feet by twenty two, & an actual settler residing therein for above four years. The road cleared half a chain in front of the same, & the cleared land under fence; Signed James Ruggles, J. P.,      York, 1st May, 1804
Mes's. Chewett & Ridout; Inform Mr. Terry what fees are to be paid on ?the .. their? land & give him a Ticket to the Receiver General; Signed H. Allcock C. J; May 12 1804" AO, MS 7442, Vol 61, Pg. 1766 on 1 May 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada. He "Sunday, 22nd. July 1804 - ... Jas. Ruggles & me had a deal of talk about a Library which we wished to establish." Extracts from Ely Playtoer's Diary, from The Town of York 1793-1815, Life in York, page 250. on 22 July 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada.³ He lived on 4 August 1804 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "BURLINGTON BAY BRIDGE; "And also for repairing in a good and substantial manner the bridge at the outlet of Burlington Bay. "All the before mentioned work to be completed in a good and substantial manner on or before the last day of October next, and when completed the money contracted to be given will be paid by the Receiver-General. "But each party entering into an engagement for any part of the aforesaid work will be required to produce two sufficient sureties to be bound for the performances of the contract. "The particulars to be delivered in to William Allan or Duncan Cameron, Esquires, of York, or to James Ruggles or William Graham, Esquires, of Yonge street, or to William Applegarth, Esquires:, of Flamborough East, all of whom are Commissioners named for carrying the aforesaid act into execution."" from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 6, page 315 & 316 - originally from The Oracle, in the Gazette newspaper of York, Saturday, Aug 4, 1804.² He died on 8 October 1804 at Lake Ontario, Newcastle, Newcastle Dist., Upper Canada, at age 33; "The passengers on board the ill-fated Speedy, as near as we can recollect," the narrative goes on to say, "were Mr. Justice Cochrane; Robert J. D. Gray, Esq., Solicitor-General, and Member of the House of Assembly; Angus Macdonell, Esq.,
Advocate, Member of the House of Assembly; Mr. Jacob Herchmer, Merchant; Mr. John Stegman, Surveyor; Mr. George Cowan, Indian Interpreter; James Ruggles, Esq; Mr. Anderson,
Student in the Law; Mr. John Fisk, High Constable, all of this place. The above named gentlemen were proceeding to the District of Newcastle, in order to hold the Circuit, and for the trial of an Indian (also on board the Speedy) indicted for the murder of John Sharp, late of the Queen's Rangers." from Toronto of Old, Henry Scadding, page 527 & 528 of downloaded version.




Date Feb 5 1838 & location Lake Erie per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019. Date 1805 & location Lake Erie per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Nathan Ruggles was born on 13 May 1774 at Hardwick, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He His father Edward Ruggles died May 21 1778. on 21 May 1778 at Hardwick, Wocester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A..¹ He lived in 1798 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "James Ruggles (d. 1804) and his younger brother Nathaniel were nephews of Brigadier General Timothy Ruggles, who served in the army under Lord Amherst and was one of the most prominent Massachusetts Loyalists. They belonged to the sixth generation of their family in Massachusetts, and ketp a shop on Younge Street. James Ruggles was drowned in the loss of the Speedy. Nathaniel Ruggles declined serving in the militia." from The Town of York 1793 - 1815, Defence, page 69, footnote No. 30.² He lived in 1798 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "5. Mr. Nat Ruggles, Merct. Nephew of B G Ruggles ... to be Ensigns" from The Town of York 1793 - 1815, Defence, page 69 Note: His brother, James Ruggles is listed in the same section.² He died on 27 March 1835 at Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, U.S.A., at age 60; per family tree of Linda Sea-LeBanc on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Esther Dunham was born in 1775 at Massachusetts, U.S.A; Married in 1801, so age would be 12 - not likely. Birth is earlier - c. 1780. Date 1775 & location New Braintree, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard, April 12, 2019. Date Oct 10 1789 & location Wrentham, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.^1,2 As of 4 December 1801,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married James Ruggles, son of Edward Ruggles and Lucia Spooner, on 4 December 1801 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "7. On the fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, were married by license James Ruggles, Esq., and Esther Dunham, by me, George O Kill Stuart, Minister, Missionary at York. Mr. Ruggles, mentioned here, was one of those who some years later were drowned in the wreck of the Speedy, off Brighton, Ont." from Landmarks of Toronto, Volume 3, Page 395
Date 1795 & location Braintree, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.^1,2 Esther Dunham lived on 16 June 1806 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; "CHILD BURNED TO DEATH; There was no Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 1806, or probably the life of this little one would have been saved. A notice reads that: "On Monday night last departed this life, aged about 14, Miss W. Dunham, sister of Mrs. E. Ruggles of this place. Her death was occasioned by her clothes accidentally taking fire, by which means she was burnt so shockingly as to survive only three weeks in the greatest agony." from Landmarks of Toronto Volume 6, Page 333 - taken from Vol. XVI. - - The Oracle, Saturday. June 21, 1806. -- No. 10. - Total No. 790. (Note re date: Oracle is June 21 1806 and says it happened "Monday night last" which means June 16.
"They told us of a sad accident that has happened thsi morning. A sister of the Widow Ruggles, as she was getting breakfast, her gown or petticoat caught fire and was entirely burnt off her. The waist, her arms and from the waist down is most dreadfully burnt. Her sister was upstairs and did not hear her shrieks at first, but afterwards gave her assistance, and has her hands a good deal burnt. It is said that Mrs. Moody was passing and was the frist that heard her screams, and that the poor creature had run into the street. Doctor Baldwin and Doctor Thom of the 21st Regiment attend her. it is thought she cannot live." Extracts from Elizabeth Russell's Diary, The Town of York 1793-1815, page 264.^2,3 She married Jacob Ruggles on 26 December 1811 at Wrentham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Dec 26 1811 & location Wrentham, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Esther Dunham died on 18 February 1872 at Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Feb 18 1872 & location Franklin, A per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Jacob Ruggles was born on 19 March 1788 at Wrentham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Esther Dunham, daughter of ? Dunham and ? ?, on 26 December 1811 at Wrentham, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A; Date Dec 26 1811 & location Wrentham, MA per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     James Ruggles was born on 22 April 1803 at York, York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ He married Aurelia Parish circa 1846; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ James Ruggles died on 16 March 1891 at Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 87; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹

     Aurelia Parish was born on 2 April 1823 at New York, U.S.A; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ As of circa 1846,her married name was Ruggles.¹ She married James Ruggles, son of James Ruggles and Esther Dunham, circa 1846; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹ Aurelia Parish died on 9 January 1904 at Bronson, Branch Co., Michigan, U.S.A., at age 80; per family tree of Gary and Cheryl Hubbard on ancestry.ca, April 12, 2019.¹