Born in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Simeon Howard
and Lucy (Putnam) Howard
Sister of
Simeon Howard, Polly Howard, Artemas Howard, Sumner Howard, Prudence Putnam Howard, Lucy Ann (Howard) Davis, Cynthia Putnam (Howard) Farr, Stillman Howard, Emily Howard and Miranda (Howard) Farr
Wife of
Lewis Jones Whitney
— married
18 Jul 1824 in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 82
in Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jan 2020
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Biography
Ruth (Howard) Whitney has Irish ancestors.
Birth of Ruth Howard, 11 Jun 1803, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. Daughter of Irish immigrants[1], Simeon Howard and Lucy.[2]
Ruth lived in Massachusetts.
- 1824: Marriage of Ruth Howard in entry for Lewis I. Whitney, 18 Jul 1824, Athol Worcester, Massachusetts.[3]
- 1855-1880: Ruth Whitney in household of Lewis J Whitney, Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States[4][5][6][1]
- 1863: Death of her 2-year-old grandson, Waldo L. Holden, 1863.[7]
- 1865: Death of her 3-month-old grandson, George L. Holden, 16 Sep 1865.[8]
- 1866: Death of her daughter, Mary E. Whitney Holden, 24 Feb 1866.[9]
- 1878: Death of her son, Sumner P Whitney, 16 Jun 1878.[10]
- 1881: Widowed: Death of Lewis J. Whitney, 10 Nov 1881[11]
Death of Ruth Whitney, 07 Jun 1886; citing Athol, Massachusetts.[12]
- Ruth Howard Whitney (1803–7 Jun 1886), Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA[13]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Census, 1880
- ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
- ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924
- ↑ Massachusetts State Census, 1855
- ↑ United States Census, 1860
- ↑ Massachusetts State Census, 1865
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #139781184: Waldo L. Holden
- ↑ Death of George L. Holden
- ↑ Death of Mary E. Whitney Holden
- ↑ Death of Sumner P Whitney
- ↑ Death of Lewis J. Whitney
- ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #139781504
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