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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

Born in 1796 in Morristown, New Jersey, Anna Smith Richards was the child of James Richards and Caroline Cowles. In time, Anna Smith Richards married Aaron Beach, and they raised a family that included James Richards Beach, Caroline Amelia Beach, Sarah Maria Beach, Henry Nathaniel Beach, Edward Payson Beach, John Newton Beach, Anna Smith BEACH, Margaret E Beach and Aaron Beach. Anna Smith Richards died in Newark, New Jersey in 1842.

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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
CB
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
JB
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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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 13 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Newark, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971

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