A Patriot Story…

My 6th great grandfather Elisha Story was born December 3, 1743 in Boston, MA to William Story and Ruth Ruddock. He then went on to study medicine where he served two years with Dr. E Mather at Lyme Connecticut, and then returned to Boston to continue four years under the instruction of well […]

My Grandfather, the biggest Patriot…

…and by biggest, I mean large in size! My 7th great-grandfather, John Ruddock was a true Patriot. Apparently, not only was he largely important in the times leading up to the start of the American revolution, he was just as large in his physical size. In a letter of John Andrews, Esq. printed in the […]