Ruth Lapham (1781 - 1796)

Born 19 Apr 1781 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Oct 1796 at age 15 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Ruth Lapham was born 19 Apr1781 the daughter of Augustus Lapham (1750-1828) & Mary (Scott) Lapham (1754-1825). She died 20 Oct 1796 "of fever".^[1]

Ruth Lapham was born 19 Apr 1781 and died 20 Oct 1796 (aged 15). She was buried in the Lapham-Wilcox Lot in Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island.

"Daughter of Augustus Lapham and Mary Scott. According to Aldridge, "Laphams in America," likely to be in unmarked grave."

Findagrave provides links to her father:

Augustus Lapham 1750–1828

and three siblings:

Amos Lapham 1776–1859

Thomas Lapham 1783–1783

Hannah Lapham 1791–1793^[2]

Ruth was born in 1781. She is the daughter of Augustus Lapham and Mary Scott. She passed away in 1796. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Laphams in America" compiled and written by Bertha Bortle Beal Aldridge Victor NY 1932-1953
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 18 November 2021, memorial page for Ruth Lapham (19 Apr 1781–20 Oct 1796), Find A Grave: Memorial #155538704, citing Lapham-Wilcox Lot, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by Robert Tessier (contributor 48895267) .
3. ↑ Entered by Stanley Wood, May 9, 2012

Acknowledgements

• Created by Stanley Wood, firsthand knowledge.