Born in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William M. Whitten
and Adeline (Bradbury) Whitten
Sister of
Sarah E. Whitten, Melvina (Whitten) Crockett, Ann M. (Whitten) Breed, Mary E. Whitten, Andrew Bradbury Whitten, Martha Jane (Whitten) Herrick, Ansel Whitten and Herbert Whitten
Wife of
Charles B. Lincoln
— married
17 Jun 1876 (to 27 Dec 1893) in China, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Died
at age 51
in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, United States
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Biography
Ruth (Whitten) Lincoln was born in Maine.
Birth and Parents
Ruth, the eldest of nine children of William Whitten and Adeline Bradbury was born on 29 November 1842 at Monroe, Maine.[1]
Marriage
Ruth married as his second wife Charles B. Lincoln (1834-1910), the son of George Washington and Rhoda (Marble) Lincoln on 17 June 1876 at China, Kennebec, Maine.[2] There are no known children from this union.
Death and Burial
Ruth S. (Whitten) Lincoln died on 27 December 1893 in her 49th year at Albion, and is buried in Lincoln Cemetery at Albion, Kennebec, Maine.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2D-DZG : Tue Oct 31 18:13:14 UTC 2023), Entry for Ruth S Whitten and William M Whitten, 29 Nov 1842.
- ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVN-533 : Tue Oct 31 07:51:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles B Lincoln and Ruth S Whitten, 17 Jun 1876.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47955787/ruth_s-lincoln: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Ruth S. Whitten Lincoln (1843–27 Dec 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47955787, citing Lincoln Cemetery, Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240).
Census Records
- "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VH-3WV : Tue Oct 03 18:12:40 UTC 2023), Entry for William Whitten and Adeline Whitten, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3G-RX6 : Fri Oct 06 02:48:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles B. Lincoln and Ruth S. Lincoln, 1880.
Acknowledgements
- Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to mother, and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 17 February 2024.
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