Ruth Gardner^[1]

1661 - 1695  (34 years)   Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Richard Gardner, Sr.

1621 - 1688  (67 years)

Birth	1621	Sherborne, Dorset, England
Died	23 Mar 1688	Nantucket, Dukes County, Province of New York (Present Massachusetts)
Buried	Founders Burial Ground, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Father	Thomas Gardner,   b. 1592, Dorset, South West, England
Mother	Margaret Fryer,   b. Abt 1598, England
Married	28 Apr 1617	Sherborne, West Dorset, Dorset, South West, England
Family	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Children	1. Sarah Gardner,   b. Abt 1650, Nantucket, Massachusetts   2. Joseph Gardner,   b. 23 Oct 1651, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts + 3. Richard Gardner (born Gardiner), Jr., Cpt., II,   b. 23 Aug 1653, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   4. Benjamin Gardner,   b. 26 Dec 1656, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA   5. Deborah Gardner,   b. 12 Feb 1658, Salem, Essex Co., MA Colony, America   6. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   7. Geo Gardner,   b. 17 Apr 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   8. Ruth Gardner,   b. 1 Apr 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   9. Rachel Gardner Brown,   b. 3 Aug 1661, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   10. Damaris Gardner,   b. 21 Nov 1662, Nantucket, Nantucket, Ma + 11. James Gardner,   b. 19 May 1664, Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA   12. Miriam Gardner,   b. 14 Jul 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   13. Nathaniel Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA + 14. Hope Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   15. Love Gardner,   b. 2 May 1672, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA Colony, America   16. Mehitable Gardner,   b. 24 Nov 1674, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Sarah Shattuck

1632 - 1724  (91 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1632	Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Died	Apr 1724	Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts
Family	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England
Married	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
Children	1. Sarah Gardner,   b. Abt 1650, Nantucket, Massachusetts   2. Joseph Gardner,   b. 23 Oct 1651, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts + 3. Richard Gardner (born Gardiner), Jr., Cpt., II,   b. 23 Aug 1653, Salem, Essex, MA, USA   4. Benjamin Gardner,   b. 26 Dec 1656, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA   5. Deborah Gardner,   b. 12 Feb 1658, Salem, Essex Co., MA Colony, America   6. Samuel Gardner,   b. 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA   7. Geo Gardner,   b. 17 Apr 1660, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts   8. Ruth Gardner,   b. 1 Apr 1661, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America   9. Rachel Gardner Brown,   b. 3 Aug 1661, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   10. Damaris Gardner,   b. 21 Nov 1662, Nantucket, Nantucket, Ma + 11. James Gardner,   b. 19 May 1664, Nantucket Island, (Present Nantucket County), (Present Massachusetts), Present USA   12. Miriam Gardner,   b. 14 Jul 1665, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   13. Nathaniel Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA + 14. Hope Gardner,   b. 16 Nov 1669, Nantucket, Nantucket, MA, USA   15. Love Gardner,   b. 2 May 1672, Nantucket Island, Nantucket Co., MA Colony, America   16. Mehitable Gardner,   b. 24 Nov 1674, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts

• Name	Ruth Gardner
  Birth	1 Apr 1661	Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Oct 1695	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
  Person ID	I502786	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Richard Gardner, Sr.,   b. 1621, Sherborne, Dorset, England d. 23 Mar 1688, Nantucket, Dukes County, Province of New York (Present Massachusetts) (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Sarah Shattuck,   b. 20 Dec 1632, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts d. Apr 1724, Nantucket Island, Nantucket County, Province of Massachusetts (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	1657	Salem, Essex, MA, USA
  	Spouse: Richard Gardner, Sr.
  Family ID	F501796	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S500049] Scott Caauwe, Scott Caauwe Web Site, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6506165_161477511_161477511/ruth-gardner (Reliability: 3). Individual added by confirming a Smart Match