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Captain Richard James 1742 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug 1742

Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 29 Dec 1832

Death Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

Father: Ambrose James

Mother: Elizabeth Bowden

Spouse(s): Mary Glover

Children(s): Ambrose James, Mary James

Captain Richard James was born in 1742 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Ambrose James and Elizabeth Bowden. Captain Richard James married Mary Glover, and had children including Ambrose James, Mary James. Captain Richard James passed away in 1832 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Captain Richard James was born in 1742 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Ambrose James and Elizabeth Bowden.
  • Captain Richard James married Mary Glover, and had children including Ambrose James, Mary James.
  • Captain Richard James passed away in 1832 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts.

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Captain James's Ancestors

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Captain James
1742 – 1832
Birth Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Ambrose James
Elizabeth Bowden
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Captain James's Descendants

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Captain (Richard) James (8 Aug 1742 – 29 Dec 1832) m. Mary Glover (2 Feb 1749-1750 – 13 June 1826)
  1. 1. Ambrose James (23 May 1773 – )
  2. 2. Mary James (16 Oct 1774 – ) m. Uriel Crocker ( – 1813)
    1. 1. Uriel Crocker (13 Sept 1796 – )

Captain James's Timeline

2 Records

1742
8 Aug 1742
Birth of Captain Richard James in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
1832
29 Dec 1832
Age 90
Death of Captain Richard James in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1742
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1832
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

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