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James Edward Richards 1911 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1911

Birth Location: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1986

Death Location: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Richards

Mother: Irene Keene

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Children(s):

In 1911, James Edward Richards entered the world in Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA, born to James Waldo Richards and Irene Ida Mae Keene. James Edward Richards passed away in 1986 in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1911, James Edward Richards entered the world in Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA, born to James Waldo Richards and Irene Ida Mae Keene.
  • James Edward Richards passed away in 1986 in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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James Richards's Ancestors

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James Richards
1911 – 1986
Birth Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Parents
James Waldo Richards
1865 – 1916
Lincoln County, Maine, USA
Irene (Ida Mae) Keene
1880 – 1932
Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Richards
1822 – 1888
Maine, USA
Elizabeth (M) Perkins
1836 – 1872
Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Perkins
1801 – 1890
Hannah Hersey
1804 – 1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Enoch Perkins
1766 – 1815
Molly Bates
– 1848

James Richards's Timeline

3 Records

1911
16 Nov 1911
Birth of James Edward Richards in Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA
Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA
1986
24 Feb 1986
Age 75
Death of James Edward Richards in Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
1986
Feb 1986
Age 75
Burial of James Edward Richards in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Newcastle, Lincoln, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1986
    Event Place: Ephrata, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1986
    Event Place: Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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