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Benjamin Richards 1638 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1638

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: Abt. 1665

Death Location: Iydd, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Richards

Mother: Wealthean Loring

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Children(s):

In 1638, Benjamin Richards entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, born to Thomas Richards and Wealthean Loring. Benjamin Richards passed away in 1665 in Iydd, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1638, Benjamin Richards entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, born to Thomas Richards and Wealthean Loring.
  • Benjamin Richards passed away in 1665 in Iydd, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

Benjamin Richards's Ancestors

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Benjamin Richards
1638 – 1665
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Thomas Richards
1596 – 1650
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Wealthean Loring
– 1679
England
Grandparents
Thomas Richards
1569 –
England
Great-Grandparents
James Richards
Alice Blake
1555 – 1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richards
Joanne Thorne
John Blake
1521 – 1576
Joan Unknown
– 1595

Benjamin Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1638
Abt. 1638
Birth of Benjamin Richards in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony
1661
10 Oct 1661
Age 23
Benjamin Richards was married in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1665
Abt. 1665
Age 27
Death of Benjamin Richards in Iydd, Massachusetts, USA
Iydd, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1638
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1661
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mary and John, The, Record Number: 929.2 K96M, p.66
    [2] Massachusetts, Middlesex, Boston, "City document 130", physical pg. 82; digital pg. 82; accessed 15 Nov. 2022

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1665
    Event Place: Iydd, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Mary and John, The, Record Number: 929.2 K96M, p.66

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