Ruth BIRGE

1815 - 1889  (73 years)

• Name	Ruth BIRGE
  Birth	27 Feb 1815	Suffield Twp., Hartford, CT
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Jan 1889
  Person ID	I970	Descendants of Francis Barnard
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Eli BIRGE
  Mother	Charlotte BARNARD,   b. 18 Jul 1780   d. 1863 (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1804
  Family ID	F394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gilbert DRAKE
  Children	+ 1. Caroline Elizabeth DRAKE,   b. MA d. 22 Dec 1897, Southwick, MA > 2. Charlotte DRAKE,   b. 12 Jun 1844   3. (Daughter) DRAKE,   b. 10 Nov 1845
  Family ID	F411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Ruth Birge ( - ), per Stiles, II, p. 75 Ruth Birge (27 Feb. 1815 Suffield Twp., Hartford, CT - ), per FTM WFT Ped. #165 Vol. 16 and FTM WFT Ped. #173 Vol. 20 Ruth Birge ( - 25 Jan. 1889, aged 73 yrs. 11 mos.), , daughter of Eli and charlotte (Barnard) Birge, per p. 276 Ancestry.com. The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Gay, Frank B.. The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Co., 1933. Ruth B. DEAKE, Self, female, widowed, white, 65 years of age, born MA, Occ: Keeping House, father born CT, mother born CT, 1880 federal census, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, Source: FHL Film 1254534 National Archives Film T9-0534, Page 153B, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index [NOTE: The connection of this Ruth B. Deake to Ruth Birge is primarily through her sister, Harriet Birge, who is residing with her in 1880---WMB] Ruth married (Unknown) Deake, assumed from fact that Ruth was named Ruth B. Deake in 1880 federal census, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, Source: FHL Film 1254534 National Archives Film T9-0534, Page 153B, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Ruth married Gilbert Drake ( - 21 Mar. 1873, aged 70 yrs., Southwick, MA), son of Phineas and Lucy (Johnson) Drake, perp. 276 Ancestry.com. The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Gay, Frank B.. The descendants of John Drake of Windsor, Connecticut. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle Co., 1933. 1880 federal census, Southwick, Hampden, Massachusetts, Source: FHL Film 1254534 National Archives Film T9-0534, Page 153B, per FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Ruth B. DEAKE Self F W W 65 MA Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: CT Harriet BIRGE Sister F S W 75 CT Fa: CT Mo: CT Franklin BARNES SonL M MW 29 MA Occ: Farmer Fa: MA Mo: MA Caroline BARNES Dau F M W 34 MA Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: MA Charlotte BARNES GDau F S W 2 MA Occ: At Home Fa: MA Mo: MA Fannie C. BARNES GDau F S W 8M MA Occ: At Home Fa: MA Mo: MA Gilbert PORTER GSonM S W 12 MA Occ: At School Fa: MA Mo: MA