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Harriet Rebecca Richards 1825–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1825

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 4 March 1899

Death Location: Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, USA

Father: George Sr.

Mother: Catharine Richards

Spouse(s): Adam Shaffer

Children(s): Thomas Shaeffer, Richard Shaffer

Harriet Rebecca Richards was born in 1825 in Maryland, the child of George T Richards Sr And Catharine Richards. In 1880, Harriet Rebecca Richards resided in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA. Harriet Rebecca Richards married Adam S Shaffer, and had children including Richard Franklin Shaffer, Thomas Shaeffer. Harriet Rebecca Richards passed away in 1899 in Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Harriet Rebecca Richards was born in 1825 in Maryland, the child of George T Richards Sr And Catharine Richards.
  • In 1880, Harriet Rebecca Richards resided in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA.
  • Harriet Rebecca Richards married Adam S Shaffer, and had children including Richard Franklin Shaffer, Thomas Shaeffer.
  • Harriet Rebecca Richards passed away in 1899 in Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harriet Richards's Ancestors

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Harriet Richards
1825–1899
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
George T. Richards Sr.
1787–1863
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Catharine Richards
1788–1847
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Richards) II
1758–1834
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Anne (Nancy) Richards
1760–1834
Maryland, United States
Jacob Gettinger
1760–1843
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Gittinger
1769–1855
Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1725–1810
John Gittinger
1720–1792
Mary Joret
1735–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1690–1770
Mary Brown
1698–1776
Joannes Gadinger
1700–

Harriet Richards's Descendants

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Harriet (Rebecca) Richards (10 November 1825–4 March 1899) m. Adam (S) Shaffer (20 October 1823–23 August 1902)
  1. 1. Thomas Shaeffer 1859–1931 m. Mary (J) Shaeffer 1862–1952
    1. 1. Thomas (E) Shaeffer 1895–1986 m. Sarah (E. Allgire) Shaffer 1913–1961
      1. 1. Herbert (E.) Shaffer 1943–2001
      2. 2. Mary (R) Buchman 1934–2013 m. Francis (Willard) Buchman 1929–2014
      3. 3. Frances Mahanna 1936–2016 m. Charles (Sterling) Mahanna 1932–2012
    2. 2. Beulah (G) Shafer 1892–
    3. 3. Adam (E) Sheaffer 1900–1971
    4. 4. Mary (R) Lippy 1905–1982 m. Wallace (W Lippy) Sr 1904–1983
      1. 1. Harvey (J) Lippy 1930–2004
      2. 2. Wilson (W Lippy) Jr 1932–2017
    5. 5. William (Elwood) Shaffer 1883–1925
    6. 6. Grace Shaeffer 1890–
    7. 7. Nettie (B.) Shaffer 1887–1896
    8. 8. Infant Shaeffer 1896–1896
    9. 9. Richard (Franklin) Shaffer 1879–
      1. 1. Mildred Schwinger 1901–
    10. 10. Infant Shaffer 1897–1897
  2. 2. Richard (Franklin) Shaffer 1856–1930

Harriet Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1825
10 November 1825
Birth of Harriet Rebecca Richards in Maryland
Maryland
1880
1880
Age 55
Harriet Rebecca Richards resided here in Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
1899
4 March 1899
Age 74
Death of Harriet Rebecca Richards in Maryland
Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1825
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland; Roll: 506; Page: 518d; Enumeration District: 060
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hampstead, Carroll, Maryland; Roll: 506; Page: 518d; Enumeration District: 060

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1899
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampstead, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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