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dred and ten acres of land, sixty owned
and fifty rented, are under cultivation,
and a herd of twenty-five cows supplies
dairy products. The sanitarium is widely
known, and its reputation for careful, sci-
entific treatment of its patients by emi-
nent specialists, has brought it patrons
from all parts of the country. Dr. Ruland
is a member of the medical organizations
of the County, State and Nation, the
Medical Society of Greater New York,
and the American Medico-Psychological
Association.
In addition to his practice in his special
branch of his profession. Dr. Ruland has
taken a public-spirited interest in town
affairs. He is a Republican in politics,
and serves on the finance board of Westport.
He is a director of the Westport
Library, and a director of the Westport
Bank and Trust Company. In fraternal
relations he affiliates with the Masonic
order, the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
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lows, and the Knights of Pythias, holding
membership, in the first named order, in
Temple Lodge, No. 65, Free and Accepted
Masons, of which he was master, 1899-
1901 ; Washington Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, of Norwalk ; Clinton Commandery.
No. 3, Knights Templar, of Norwalk
Lafayette Consistory, of Bridgeport; and
Mecca Temple, Ancient Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of New
York City, of which he has long been a
member. Dr. Ruland is held in high regard
in the community that has so long
been his home, and has done much to
promote its welfare.
Dr. Ruland married, January 27, 1909,
Leo Mabel Shattuck Van Deusen, daughter
of Wellington and Sylvia Adelaide
(Shattuck) Van Deusen, a member of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
and the Society of Founders and Patriots.
They are the parents of three children
Sylvia, Charity Shattuck, and Daniel
Frederick Van Dusen.
; :
Leo Mabel Shattuck (Van Deusen)
Ruland was born in Durhamville, Oneida
county. New York, June 23, 1876, daughter
of Wellington and Sylvia Adelaide
(Shattuck) Van Deusen. Wellington
Van Deusen, a druggist in occupation,
was born in Oneida, New York, June 5,
1845, and died at Bernhards Bay, New
York, October 28, 1885. Sylvia Adelaide
(Shattuck) Van Deusen was born in Dur-
hamville, New York, June 29, 1845,
and died in Oneida, New York, December
ID, 1907. They were the parents of: Eva
Maude, born April 7, 1867, died March i,
1882 ; Leo Mabel Shattuck, married, January
27, 1909, in Oneida, Madison county,
New York, Dr. Frederick D. Ruland.
Mrs. Ruland was educated in the public
schools. She is a member of numerous
societies, including the Order of the Eastern
Star and the Order of the Amaranth,
and her patriotic ancestry gives her membership
in the Daughters 01 the American
Revolution. She is also a member of St.
John's Episcopal Church, Oneida, New
York.
(The Shattuck Line).
(I) Mrs. Ruland's Shattuck ancestry
traces to William Shattuck, who was born
in England in 1621-22, died in Watertown,
Massachusetts, August 14, 1672. His
name appears in an old list of the proprietors
of Watertown made about 1642, and
he became the owner of a large estate.
He and his wife, Susanna, were the par-
ents of ten children, the third, John, of
whom further.
(II) John Shattuck, son of William
Shattuck, was born in Watertown, Massa-
chusetts, February 11, 1647, and, according
to the records of that town, "was
drowned as he was passing over Charlestown
Ferry, the 14th Sept. 1675." He had
lands granted to him in Groton in 1664,
but it does not appear that he was an in-
habitant of that town for any great length
of time, if at all. He was a carpenter, and