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Ruth Cleveland

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Ruth Cleveland

Birth
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Death
7 Jan 1904 (aged 12)
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Memorial ID
1154 View Source
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American Folk Figure. The daughter and first child of President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland, she died at the age of 12 from a bout of diphtheria. A myth arose that the candy bar "Baby Ruth" was named after her (partially perpetuated by the creators, the Curtis Candy Company). However, that myth has subsequently been debunked.

American Folk Figure. The daughter and first child of President Grover Cleveland and First Lady Frances Cleveland, she died at the age of 12 from a bout of diphtheria. A myth arose that the candy bar "Baby Ruth" was named after her (partially perpetuated by the creators, the Curtis Candy Company). However, that myth has subsequently been debunked.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 25 Apr 1998
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 1154
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1154/ruth-cleveland: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Cleveland (3 Oct 1891–7 Jan 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1154, citing Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.