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Benjamin Richards 1683–1733 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1683

Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 20 December 1733

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Richards

Mother: Ruth Bicknell

Spouse(s): Johanna Hunt

Children(s): Benjamin Richards

Benjamin Richards was born in 1683 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Richards And Ruth Bicknell. Benjamin Richards married Johanna Or Joanna Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Richards. Benjamin Richards passed away in 1733 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Richards was born in 1683 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Richards And Ruth Bicknell.
  • Benjamin Richards married Johanna Or Joanna Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Richards.
  • Benjamin Richards passed away in 1733 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Richards
1658–
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Bicknell
1660–
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Johanna Hunt
1683–1715
Birth Location: Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Richards
1714–1755
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Benjamin Richards's Ancestors

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Benjamin Richards
1683–1733
Birth Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Richards
1658–
Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Bicknell
1660–
Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Richards
1619–1682
Plymouth, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grace Shaw
1621–1682
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Shaw
1590–1638
Bridget Best
1592–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Richards's Descendants

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Benjamin Richards (22 February 1683–20 December 1733) m. Johanna (or Joanna) Hunt (8 April 1683–4 February 1715)
  1. 1. Benjamin Richards 1714–1755 m. Abigail Thayer 1713–1765
    1. 1. Abigail Richards 1742–1821
    2. 2. Joanna Richards 1746–1819
    3. 3. Ruth Richards 1750–1833
    4. 4. Mary Richards 1753–1815
    5. 5. Ephraim Richards 1740–1776
    6. 6. Benjamin Richards 1737–1737
    7. 7. Sarah Richards 1744–1802
    8. 8. Hannah Richards 1736–1816
    9. 9. Benjamin Richards 1738–1756
    10. 10. Peter (Hunt) Richards 1748–1778
    11. 11. Benjamin Richards 1735–1735

Benjamin Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1683
22 February 1683
Birth of Benjamin Richards in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1733
20 December 1733
Age 50
Death of Benjamin Richards in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1683
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 December 1733
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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