Individual Details
Rev. Benjamin Ruggles
(4 Jul 1700 - 12 May 1782)
Benjamin married Dorcus Whiting, daughter of Samuel Whiting and Elizabeth Reed, on 30 Dec 1725 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Dorcus was born in 1703 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts and died on 5 Sep 1778 at age 75. They had seven children: Mary, Dorcus, Whiting, Lucy, Betsey, Nancy, and Benjamin. Possibly Martha Ruggles, who married Ebenezer Curtis, was their daughter as well (see the online article below).
See this online document for a discussion of the family history: http://www.familypage.org/marrug.p"Benjamin Ruggles, Yale 1721, Harvard 1724, was ordained pastor of the West Parish, also called Lakeville, in Middleborough, Massachusetts, then became the pastor of the First Church at New Braintree in 1754. There he remained the rest of his life."
Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, son of Samuel and Martha (Woodbridge) Ruggles, was born in Roxbury, July 14 [sic July 4], 1700. He was graduated from Yale College in 1721 and received the degree of Master of Arts from both Yale and Harvard in 1724. He was ordained pastor of the Second Church in Middleboro in October, 1724, but afterward took charge of the first church organized in New Braintree, and resided in Hardwick. He died suddenly May 12, 1782. On December 30, 1725, he married Dorcas, daughter of Samuel Whiting, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting, of Billerica. His children were: Benjamin, Whiting, Mary, Dorcas, Lucy, Betsey and Nancy. The mother died September 5, 1778, aged seventy-five years.
Source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cougar/genealogy/aiken/ruggles/ruggles.html
See this online document for a discussion of the family history: http://www.familypage.org/marrug.p"Benjamin Ruggles, Yale 1721, Harvard 1724, was ordained pastor of the West Parish, also called Lakeville, in Middleborough, Massachusetts, then became the pastor of the First Church at New Braintree in 1754. There he remained the rest of his life."
Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, son of Samuel and Martha (Woodbridge) Ruggles, was born in Roxbury, July 14 [sic July 4], 1700. He was graduated from Yale College in 1721 and received the degree of Master of Arts from both Yale and Harvard in 1724. He was ordained pastor of the Second Church in Middleboro in October, 1724, but afterward took charge of the first church organized in New Braintree, and resided in Hardwick. He died suddenly May 12, 1782. On December 30, 1725, he married Dorcas, daughter of Samuel Whiting, and granddaughter of Rev. Samuel Whiting, of Billerica. His children were: Benjamin, Whiting, Mary, Dorcas, Lucy, Betsey and Nancy. The mother died September 5, 1778, aged seventy-five years.
Source: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cougar/genealogy/aiken/ruggles/ruggles.html
Events
| Birth | 4 Jul 1700 | Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |  |  | |
| Marriage | 30 Dec 1725 | Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts - Dorcas Whiting | | | |
| Death | 12 May 1782 | New Braintree, Worcester County, Massachusetts | |||
| Burial | New Braintree Church Cemetery, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorcas Whiting (1704 - 1778) |
| Child | Benjamin Ruggles Jr. (1726 - 1795) |
| Child | Mary Ruggles (1728 - 1799) |
| Child | Dorcas Ruggles (1731 - ) |
| Child | Whiting Ruggles (1733 - 1796) |
| Child | Elizabeth Ruggles (1735 - 1821) |
| Child | Martha Ruggles (1737 - 1826) |
| Child | Lucy Ruggles (1740 - 1814) |
| Child | Samuel Ruggles (1742 - 1818) |
| Child | Joseph Ruggles (1743 - 1815) |
| Child | Betsey Ruggles (1745 - 1795) |
| Child | Nancy Ruggles (1759 - ) |
| Father | Capt. Samuel Ruggles Jr. (1658 - 1716) |
| Mother | Martha Woodbridge (1658 - 1738) |
| Sibling | Rev. Samuel Ruggles III (1681 - 1748) |
| Sibling | Lucy Ruggles (1683 - 1750) |
| Sibling | Rev. Timothy Ruggles (1685 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Hannah Ruggles (1688 - 1745) |
| Sibling | Patience Ruggles (1689 - 1766) |
| Sibling | Martha Ruggles (1692 - 1740) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ruggles (1694 - ) |
| Sibling | Capt. Joseph Ruggles (1696 - 1742) |
| Sibling | Mary Ruggles (1698 - 1717) |
Notes
Birth
Benjamin RugglesSex Male
Birth Date 4 Jul 1700
Birthplace Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Birthplace (Original) Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Father's Name Samuel Ruggles
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Martha Ruggles
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Page p 37
Marriage
Benjamin RugglesSex Male
Spouse's Name Dorcass Whiting
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 30 Dec 1725
Marriage Place Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Marriage Place (Original) Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Event Type Marriage
Burial
Inscription:To y memory of Revd. Benjamin Ruggles, who departed this life May 12, 1782 in y 82nd year of his age and 59th of his ministry. He exemplifyd through life a humble follower of Jesus. [can't read the rest]
Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4LG-58R : accessed 28 Oct 2013), Benjamin Ruggles, 04 Jul 1700..
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4. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH7F-Q2G : accessed 28 Oct 2013), Benjamin Ruggles and Dorcass Whiting, 30 Dec 1725..
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6. Find A Grave Memorial# 94252252.