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Re: Father of Josiah
Posted by: Linda Smith (ID *****4508) Date: January 13, 2005 at 10:11:19
In Reply to: Father of Josiah by Lenna Hadley of 735

On the 1860 census in Hanover Luzerne census is a Lorenzo Ruggles age 70, and Mary age 54. Lorenzo b. in CT.

Check out these sites:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1069/Hanover/ruggles.htm

http://www.rootsweb.com/~paluzern/memories/Plumb.htm

In 1835 Josiah Ruggles opened the first mercantile business. He also owned 1,000 acres of timber. Josiah's father, Lorenzo Ruggles, arrived about 1797 from Connecticut and may be a 6th generation descendant of one John Ruggles, who came to America before 1655.

http://www.lowerluzernecounty.com/historyofsweetvalley.htm




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