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James Waldo Richards 1865 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1865

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 7 Nov 1916

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Richards

Mother: Elizabeth Perkins

Spouse(s): Carrie Cotton, Irene Keene

Children(s): Phyllis Richards, James Richards

James Waldo Richards was born in 1865 in Lincoln County, Maine, USA, the child of James Richards and Elizabeth M Perkins. In 1870, James Waldo Richards resided in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA. In 1880, James Waldo Richards resided in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA. James Waldo Richards married Carrie Alice Cotton, Irene Ida Mae Keene, and had children including Phyllis A Richards, James Edward Richards. James Waldo Richards passed away in 1916 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Waldo Richards was born in 1865 in Lincoln County, Maine, USA, the child of James Richards and Elizabeth M Perkins.
  • In 1870, James Waldo Richards resided in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
  • In 1880, James Waldo Richards resided in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
  • James Waldo Richards married Carrie Alice Cotton, Irene Ida Mae Keene, and had children including Phyllis A Richards, James Edward Richards.
  • James Waldo Richards passed away in 1916 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Richards's Ancestors

Self
James Richards
1865 – 1916
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Parents
James Richards
1822 – 1888
Maine, USA
Elizabeth (M) Perkins
1836 – 1872
Maine, USA
Grandparents
James Perkins
1801 – 1890
Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Hannah Hersey
1804 – 1882
Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Perkins
1766 – 1815
Molly Bates
– 1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abner Perkins
1736 – 1803
Mary Chick
1738 – 1812

James Richards's Descendants

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James (Waldo) Richards (5 July 1865 – 7 Nov 1916) m. Carrie (Alice) Cotton (7 Jul 1881 – 21 Oct 1980) m. Irene (Ida Mae) Keene (4 Mar 1880 – 4 Apr 1932)
  1. 1. Phyllis (A) Richards (21 Aug 1910 – 10 Jan 2003)
  2. 2. James (Edward) Richards (16 Nov 1911 – 24 Feb 1986)

James Richards's Timeline

5 Records

1865
5 July 1865
Birth of James Waldo Richards in Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Lincoln County, Maine, USA
1870
1870
Age 5
James Waldo Richards resided here in Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 15
James Waldo Richards resided here in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1916
7 Nov 1916
Age 51
Death of James Waldo Richards in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1916
Nov 1916
Age 51
Burial of James Waldo Richards in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1865
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Maine, U.S., Marriage Records, 1713-1922, Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll Number: 47
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 483; Page: 484A; Enumeration District: 124
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 490B
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Bristol, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: M593_549; Page: 490B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine; Roll: 483; Page: 484A; Enumeration District: 124

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1916
    Event Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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