Person:Michael Ruttan (3)

Some info that Mike Stafford was working on that I found on line. gl

Re: Ann Freel/Michael Ruttan ON, Canada Posted by: Mike Stafford (ID *****5493) Date: April 01, 2003 at 10:17:01 In Reply to: Re: Ann Freel/Michael Ruttan ON, Canada by Al Dodd of 364

AL: Please contact me at mike-sta4d@@prodigy.net. I have a cousin, Bob Young in Canada that would like to compare notes with you on the Freels.

It's not likely that Michael Ruttan was Quaker (more like Pagan) but a search of the Quaker meeting minutes would be interesting.

Descendants of Michael RUTTAN - 1 Apr 2003

FIRST GENERATION

1. Michael RUTTAN was born in 1798 in Adolphuston, Ontario, Canada. He died on February 1, 1861 in Loughborough twp, Frontenac Co, Ontario, Canada. He was Wesleyan Methodist. He resided in Loughborough twp, Frontenac Co, Ontario Canada. Concession 7, Lot 11. He was a Farmer. Note by Bob Young 10/11/99

I have Michael Ruttan possibly living common-law with Ann Freel (from 1819 Loughborough Census) and having Abraham & Christopher (b1818); because of the b-dates of the next 3 children, (1827, 1830 & 1831) I have thot' that there was another common-law wife involved at this time. Then comes Mary Ann Mountainee who comments on Michael's philandering ways on the birth of her son John S. (Feb. 1858):

"He is the one lawful male child (of Michael) of which I am the mother....". They were married in Apr. 1858. (3 years b4 Michael dies) I have grouped under Mary Ann the following children: Charles E. (b1845), Cynthy B.(b1850), Mary Ann (b1853), and John S. (b2/1858). Harryette says she read somewhere on the net that the 2nd wife may have been "native." Have you heard this? It's a first for me. The only other possibility I can think of is that we have 2 other different Michaels and all 3 families have been confused due to lack of records.

Just got off the phone with Al Ruttan in Ottawa. I asked him to look thru' his records for Charles E., but he has no other information. He also spoke with Henry Ruttan b4 he wrote "A Part of the Family of Ruttan"and they discussed "skeletons". Al said Henry was quite a "gentleman" and would have left out any scandalous stories about the people in the book. I gathered from Al's tone that he kind of leaned the same way.

Michael RUTTAN and Ann FREEL had the following children:

      2       i.       Abraham RUTTAN was born in 1815 in Loughborough twp, Frontenac Co, Ontario, Canada. He died between 1861 and 1865.
      +3       ii.       Christopher RUTTAN (born on June 22, 1818).

Michael RUTTAN and Unknown had the following children:

      +4       i.       David A. RUTTAN (born in 1827).
      +5       ii.       Wesley John RUTTAN (born on March 16, 1830).

He was married to Mary Ann MOUNTAINEE on April 1, 1858. Mary Ann MOUNTAINEE was born in 1827 in Madrid, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada. Michael RUTTAN and Mary Ann MOUNTAINEE had the following children:

      6       i.       Charles E. RUTTAN was born in 1845.
      7       ii.       Cinthy B. RUTTAN was born in 1850.
      8       iii.       Mercy A. RUTTAN was born in 1853.
      9       iv.       John S. RUTTAN was born in February 1858. A statement by Michael's widow, Mary Ann, is that John is "the one lawful male child (of Michael) of which I am the mother...."