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Anna Smith Richards 1796 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1796

Birth Location: Morristown, New Jersey

Death Date: 13 Dec 1842

Death Location: Newark, New Jersey

Father: James Richards

Mother: Caroline Cowles

Spouse(s): Aaron Beach

Children(s): James Beach, Caroline Beach, Sarah Beach, Henry Beach, Edward Beach, John Beach, Anna BEACH, Margaret Beach, Aaron Beach

In 1796, Anna Smith Richards entered the world in Morristown, New Jersey, born to James Richards and Caroline Cowles. Anna Smith Richards married Aaron Beach, and had children including James Richards Beach, Caroline Amelia Beach, Sarah Maria Beach, Henry Nathaniel Beach, Edward Payson Beach, John Newton Beach, Anna Smith BEACH, Margaret E Beach, Aaron Beach. Anna Smith Richards passed away in 1842 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Anna Smith Richards entered the world in Morristown, New Jersey, born to James Richards and Caroline Cowles.
  • Anna Smith Richards married Aaron Beach, and had children including James Richards Beach, Caroline Amelia Beach, Sarah Maria Beach, Henry Nathaniel Beach, Edward Payson Beach, John Newton Beach, Anna Smith BEACH, Margaret E Beach, Aaron Beach.
  • Anna Smith Richards passed away in 1842 in Newark, New Jersey.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Richards
1767 – 1843
Birth Location: Canaan, Connecticut
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Caroline Cowles
1771 – 1847
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Aaron Beach
1790 – 1842
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

James Beach
1820 – 1861
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Caroline Beach
1822 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Sarah Beach
1824 – 1857
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Henry Beach
1828 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Edward Beach
1830 –
Birth Location: –
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John Beach
1831 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Anna BEACH
1833 – 1877
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Margaret Beach
1834 –
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Aaron Beach
1837 – 1840
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Anna Richards's Ancestors

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Anna Richards
1796 – 1842
Birth Place: Morristown, New Jersey
Parents
James Richards
1767 – 1843
Canaan, Connecticut
Caroline Cowles
1771 – 1847
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
James ((Lieut)) Cowles
1723 – 1789
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Abigail HOOKER
1735 – 1772
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cowles
1675 – 1756
Elizabeth Smith
1689 – 1767
Joseph Hooker
1705 – 1764
Sarah Lewis
1712 – 1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cowles
1639 – 1691
Abigail Stanley
1637 – 1734
Joseph Smith
1655 – 1718
Lydia Bristol
1657 – 1752
John Hooker
1664 – 1745
Abigail Stanley
1669 – 1743
Nathaniel Lewis
1676 – 1752
Abigail Ashley
1681 – 1723

Anna Richards's Descendants

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Anna (Smith) Richards (21 Sep 1796 – 13 Dec 1842) m. Aaron Beach (Oct 1790 – 09 Nov 1842)
  1. 1. James (Richards) Beach (1820 – 1861)
  2. 2. Caroline (Amelia) Beach (1822 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Maria) Beach (1824 – 31 Aug 1857) m. Gilbert (Allan) Grant (17 Mar 1817 – 31 Dec 1860)
    1. 1. Helen Grant (Oct 1844 – )
    2. 2. Catherine Grant (1848 – )
    3. 3. Allen (Dudley) Grant (Oct 1851 – 1910) m. Mary (A.) RAYMOND (15 Apr 1852 – 24 Feb 1884) m. Mary (Louise) BISHOP (21 Jan 1863 – )
      1. 1. Ward (Andreus) GRANT (24 Sep 1886 – 1935) m. Anna M (1886 – )
        1. 1. Mary (E) Grant (Abt. 1916 – )
        2. 2. Edith Grant (Abt. 1917 – )
        3. 3. Jane Grant (Abt. 1919 – )
        4. 4. Robert (E) Grant (Abt. 1921 – )
        5. 5. Ruth (E) Grant (Abt. 1924 – )
      2. 2. Gilbert (Allen) Grant (20 Sep 1888 – )
      3. 3. Gilles (H. A.) GRANT (1889 – )
      4. 4. Eulalie Grant (Nov 1890 – 1970) m. Bernard Butts (Abt. 1891 – 1955)
        1. 1. Grant (W) Butts (03 Feb 1915 – 31 Mar 2003) m. Ruth (Eleanor) Carlin (30 Mar 1916 – 05 May 1995)
        2. 2. Margaret (G) Butts (Abt. 1925 – Aft. 1930)
      5. 5. Margaret (A .) GRANT (1896 – )
    4. 4. Edward (Norton) Grant (26 Aug 1855 – 17 Dec 1918) m. Emma (Louise) Brooks (24 Oct 1860 – 17 Aug 1945)
      1. 1. Allan (Dudley) Grant (Nov 1883 – 23 Sep 1958)
      2. 2. Helen (Gaily) Grant (07 Aug 1885 – 22 Jun 1965) m. Robert (Asa) Thompson (15 Apr 1881 – 10 Oct 1956)
        1. 1. Margaret (A) Thompson (16 May 1909 – Nov 1973) m. John (Roger) Thompson (17 Dec 1909 – 02 Feb 1985)
        2. 2. Edward (Grant) Thompson (13 Aug 1913 – 15 Feb 1997) m. Helen (W) Brown (03 Aug 1914 – 28 Jun 2007)
        3. 3. Dorothy (Helen) Thompson (13 Aug 1913 – 15 Apr 1984) m. John (Henry) Moehlman (09 Mar 1920 – 25 Jun 1975) m. Estle (Dale) Howard (Abt. 1913 – 1973)
      3. 3. Lillian (H) Grant (30 Dec 1888 – ) m. William (H) Baskerville
    5. 5. infant Grant (1857 – 1857)
  4. 4. Henry (Nathaniel) Beach (1828 – )
  5. 5. Edward (Payson) Beach (1830 – )
  6. 6. John (Newton) Beach (1831 – )
  7. 7. Anna (Smith) BEACH (1833 – 14 Jan 1877) m. Richard (Mortimer) Jesup (24 Nov 1826 – 25 Jan 1857)
    1. 1. Charles (Mortimer) Jesup (21 Oct 1855 – Unknown) m. Sarah (Catherine) Owen (Abt. 1857 – Unknown)
      1. 1. Richard (Mortimer) Jesup (03 Dec 1878 – Abt. 30 Aug 1954) m. Florence (R) Bucknam (Oct 1884 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Pepperell) Jesup (02 Mar 1909 – 27 Jul 1954)
        2. 2. Kathrine Jessup (Abt. 1913 – )
        3. 3. Roger (Sherwood) Jesup (Abt. 1914 – 24 Feb 1933)
  8. 8. Margaret (E) Beach (1834 – )
  9. 9. Aaron Beach (21 May 1837 – 13 Jan 1840)

Anna Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1796
21 Sep 1796
Birth of Anna Smith Richards in Morristown, New Jersey
Morristown, New Jersey
1796
02 Nov 1796
Anna Smith Richards was baptized in First Presbyterian Church,Morristown,Morris,New Jersey
First Presbyterian Church,Morristown,Morris,New Jersey
1842
13 Dec 1842
Age 46
Death of Anna Smith Richards in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Morristown, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 02 Nov 1796
    Event Place: First Presbyterian Church,Morristown,Morris,New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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