RUE, Theodorus C^{[1, 2, 3]}

1793 - 1852  (59 years)

• Name	RUE, Theodorus C
  Birth	1793	Freehold, Monmouth, NJ   [3, 4]
  Baptism	5 May 1793	Old Tennent Church, Manalapan, Monmouth, NJ   [5]
  		OldTennent-FreeholdNJ Old Tennent Church, Freehold/Cranbury NJ. Place of worship for generations of Rues, Covenhovens, and related lines, and hospital site during the Battle of Monmouth in the War of Independence.
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	Very large -- 385 lbs  [6]
  Military	1 Jul 1813	War of 1812, Pvt, NJ Detailed Militia   [7]
  Obituary	From the Greenville Journal, Greenville Ohio A Large Man. The Middletown(0.) Emblem announces the death in that vicinity, on Thursday last, of Mr. Theodore Rue, and says that he was as large a man, doubtless, as could be found in the State of Ohio. His weight was 385 pounds.  [6]
  Possessions	1822	Lemon, Butler, Ohio   [8]
  Residence	1830	Lemon, Butler, Ohio   [1]
  Residence	1 Jun 1840	Lemon, Butler, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Residence	1850	Lemon, Butler, Ohio   [3]
  Death	2 Jul 1852	Lemon, Butler, Ohio
  Burial	Middletown Cemetery Sq08_L08, Section 28, Lemon Twp, Butler, OH   [9]
  Person ID	I896	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	RUE, Matthew,   b. 1763, Monmouth Co, NJ
  Mother	BOWERS, Eliza
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	COUWENHOVEN, Ann,   b. Sep 1790, New Jersey
  Marriage	Bef 1823  [10]
  Children	1. RUE, William,   b. Bef May 1823, Lemon, Butler, Ohio d. Bef 1850, Lemon, Butler, Ohio (Age < 26 years)   2. RUE, Garrett C.,   b. 5 Jan 1824, Lemon, Butler, Ohio d. 14 Jul 1890, Hollister, San Benito, California, USA (Age 66 years)   3. RUE, Maria,   b. 8 Oct 1827, Lemon, Butler, Ohio d. 23 Apr 1906, Warren, Ohio (Age 78 years)   4. RUE, Lafayette Schenck,   b. 8 Sep 1829, “Ben Morgan Farm”, Lemon, Butler, Ohio d. 24 May 1908, Warren, OH (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F98	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1793 - Freehold, Monmouth, NJ Baptism - 5 May 1793 - Old Tennent Church, Manalapan, Monmouth, NJ Possessions - 1822 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Residence - 1830 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Residence - 1 Jun 1840 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio, USA Residence - 1850 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Death - 2 Jul 1852 - Lemon, Butler, Ohio Burial - - Middletown Cemetery Sq08_L08, Section 28, Lemon Twp, Butler, OH  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Northern Lemon Township, Butler OH Map of Butler Homesteads, including Theodore Rue (parcel #52 in section #11)
  		OldTennent-FreeholdNJ Old Tennent Church, Freehold/Cranbury NJ. Place of worship for generations of Rues, Covenhovens, and related lines, and hospital site during the Battle of Monmouth in the War of Independence.

  
  

  Headstones

  Theodorus Rue Sq08_L08 S 1/2

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1830.M19, 201 rolls. Lemon, Butler, Ohio, roll 127, page 29, image 63. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840.M704, 580 rolls. , Butler, Ohio, roll 380, page 147. [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850.M432, 1,009 rolls. Lemon, Butler, Ohio, roll M432_663, page 451, image 668. [S23] LDS Church, Ancestral File, Born/Christened Abt. 1786. [S61] Rev. Frank Symmes, History of Old Tennent Church, (1904), May 5, 1793: Matthew Rue & Wife present Theodorus for Baptism. [S980] A Large Man. [S110] New Jersey Adjutant - General's Office, Records of Officers and Men of New Jersey in Wars 1791-1815, (Published 1909), Captain Thomas White's Company of Infantry - First Tour of Duty & Second Tour of Duty, Lieutenant-Colonel James Abraham's Regiment New Jersey Detailed Militia, Monmouth County, Company re-entered the service July 1, '13, Theodorus Rue listed as Private in both tours. [S32] Shirley Mikesell, Butler County Ohio Land Records Vol 2: 1816-1823, (Heritage Books, Inc. 1997), ìMortgage dated 1822. Theodore C. Rue and Ann his wife to Timothy Conover. S 11, T 2, R 4; adj Elihu Wooley. Signed Theodore C. Rue Ann Rue. Witn: Danl. Conover, Ezekiel Ball. Rec 1823 pp 348, 349.î, Page 239, ISBN 0-7884-0698-1. [S36] Middletown Historical Society, Cemeteries of Middletown Ohio. [S47] George C. Beekman, Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County, NJ, (1901, Moreau Brothers Publishers, Freehold, NJ), Garrett, Jan Couwenhoven's youngest son, as supposed, was born on the old homestead in Marlboro township April 27th, 1726, and lived there until his death, November 1st, 1812. He was buried in the yard of the Marlboro Brick church, and his age, inscribed on his tombstone, was 86 years and 6 months. He married first Neeltje, daughter of Benjamin VanMater and Elizabeth Laen, his wife, and had by her five children. His second wife was Antje, daughter of Peter Janse Schenck and Jannetj.