Jannette C Pierre Ruby is buried in the Eastern Cemetery visible from the Ruby house on Newbury/Sumner Streets. Her marker reads ‘In memory of Mrs. Janett C., wife of Mr. Reuben Ruby, died Oct, 21, 1827; Aet. Photograph by Robert Hall. Her parents, Peter Pierre and Elizabeth Shepherd Pierre, are also buried in the Eastern Cemetery. Her father, Peter Pierre was born on October 14, 1758 in Martinique. He died on August 21, 1854. Janette’s mother, Elizabeth Pierre was born in Portland in 1786 and died on December 6, 1854. She and Peter had two children, Janette (1805, 1827) and Franklin G. Pierre (1817-1891).
History of the Niles Family & Neighborhood
