Ruth BRAGDON

1691 - Aft 1753  (> 62 years)

• Name	Ruth BRAGDON
  Born	9 Apr 1691	York, York, Maine
  Gender	Female
  Noteworthy	Captured by Indians, had a daughter, and later returned to Kittery.
  Died	Aft 16 Oct 1753	Kittery, York, Maine
  Buried	Old York Cemetery, York, York, Maine   [1]
  Person ID	I8187	Main
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Samuel BRAGDON,   b. 1647, York, York, Maine ,   d. 12 Dec 1712, York, York, Maine  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary MOULTON,   b. 25 Jan 1652, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 10 Nov 1725, York, York, Maine  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F30239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliakim WARDWELL,   b. 17 Aug 1687, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 16 Oct 1753, York, York, Maine  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Oct 1710	York, York, Maine   [2]
  Children	1. Meribah WARDWELL,   b. 25 Dec 1720, York, York, Maine ,   d. 1753, Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine  (Age 32 years) + 2. Capt Daniel WARDWELL,   b. 17 Apr 1734, York, York, Maine ,   d. 7 Jan 1803, Castine, Hancock, Maine  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F10697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Apr 1691 - York, York, Maine Married - Oct 1710 - York, York, Maine Died - Aft 16 Oct 1753 - Kittery, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  In one of the several York massacres, Eliakim's wife, Ruth, was carried off by the Indians, forced to become the wife of one of the chiefs and by him had a daughter. Later she escaped and returned to York with the child. (From The History and Genealogy of the Malcolm Family of the United States and Canada, p. 7)

  
  

• Sources

  [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 114665539. [S100] Maine Marriages, 1713-1907, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FL-X9M : 14 January 2020), Eliakim Wardwell, 1826.