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November 19, 1886
- George Lewis Ruffin died on November 19, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts leaving his widow, three sons and a daughter.
Their children were Hubert, who became an attorney; Florida Ridley, a school principal and co-founder with her mother of the newspaper The Woman's Era; Stanley, an inventor; George, a musician; and Robert, who died in his first year of life.
Throughout their marriage, the Ruffins worked together supporting social causes. The couple moved to Liverpool, England, for six months and returned home on the eve of the Civil War. George and Josephine helped to recruit Blacks in the military and served on Boston’s Sanitary Commission.
George Lewis Ruffin died in 1886. He had been a successful lawyer and municipal judge and left his wife a considerable amount of money. Josephine decided to use this to fund the Woman's Era, the country's first journal published by and for African-American women.
Apr 29, 2022 · Death: 1924 (81-82) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Place of Burial: 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of John St. Pierre and Eliza Matilda St. Pierre. Wife of George Lewis Ruffin, Sr.
- Boston, Massachusetts
- 1842
Apr 27, 2022 · Death: November 19, 1886 (51) Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States (Bright's disease) Place of Burial: 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Immediate Family: Son of George Washington Ruffin and Nancy Ruffin. Husband of Josephine Ruffin.
On November 19, 1886, George Lewis Ruffin died at the age of 52. Josephine continued to utilize her resources and connections to continue her social justice work. She founded, published,...
Jan 19, 2007 · George Lewis Ruffin died on November 19, 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts leaving his widow, three sons and a daughter. In his honor, the George Lewis Ruffin Society was founded at Northeastern University in 1984 to support minorities studying in the Massachusetts criminal justice system.
