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Ruth Dodge
Lifespan: 1685 - 1727
Birth: 15 Aug 1685 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Occupation: Unknown
Marriage: Richard Ingersoll (First), Israel Blatch (Second)
Children: Sarah Ingersoll
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 9 Jan 1727 in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Burial: Unknown
Chapter 1: Foundations in Puritan Soil – The Roots of Ruth Dodge
Ruth Dodge was born into this world on August 15, 1685, in the red-roofed town of Beverly, Massachusetts, a harbor settlement carved from Salem's borders by Puritan will and Atlantic winds. Her name would change — first to Ingersoll, then to Blatch — but in this beginning, she was simply Ruth, the daughter of Edward and, likely, his wife Mary.