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Ruth Harrison Maughan

Birth
Alston, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Death
5 May 1841 (aged 2 months)
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Family record- put in sea off coast of Newfoundland Add to Map
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Peter and Ruth's last child was born shortly before her mother died. When the family left for America little provision could be made for the care and feeding of a motherless child only two months old. At her death on the ship she was committed to a watery grave off the banks of Newfoundland.
Peter and Ruth's last child was born shortly before her mother died. When the family left for America little provision could be made for the care and feeding of a motherless child only two months old. At her death on the ship she was committed to a watery grave off the banks of Newfoundland.


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