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Johann Georg Richter 1759–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 AUG 1759

Birth Location: Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

Death Date: 17 Dez 1817

Death Location: Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Gottfried Richters

Mother: Barbara Haÿner

Spouse(s): Mary Holmes

Children(s): Thomas Rector, George Rector, Robert Rector, Elizabeth Schofield, Mary *Schofield, Hannah RECTOR, Christianna Rector, James Rector, Rueben Rector, Eleanor Rector, Jerusha Welsh

Johann Georg Richter was born in 1759 in Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany, the child of Gottfried Richters And Barbara Christine Hayner. Johann Georg Richter married Mary Rebecca Sparks Rector Holmes, and had children including Christianna Christy Rector, Eleanor Rector, Elizabeth Rector Schofield, George Francis Rector, Hannah Rector, James F Rector, Jerusha Rector Welsh, Mary Rebecca Enoch Rector Schofield, Robert F Rector, Rueben Rector, Thomas Sparks Rector. Johann Georg Richter passed away in 1817 in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Johann Georg Richter was born in 1759 in Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany, the child of Gottfried Richters And Barbara Christine Hayner.
  • Johann Georg Richter married Mary Rebecca Sparks Rector Holmes, and had children including Christianna Christy Rector, Eleanor Rector, Elizabeth Rector Schofield, George Francis Rector, Hannah Rector, James F Rector, Jerusha Rector Welsh, Mary Rebecca Enoch Rector Schofield, Robert F Rector, Rueben Rector, Thomas Sparks Rector.
  • Johann Georg Richter passed away in 1817 in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gottfried Richters
1740–1789
Birth Location: –
GR
Barbara Haÿner
1740–1779
Birth Location: –
BH

Spouses(s)

Mary Holmes
1776–1863
Birth Location: River Hébert, 1654149, Nova Scotia, Canada
MH

Children(s)

Thomas Rector
1803–1892
Birth Location: Lakelands,Cumberland,Nova Scotia,Canada
TR
George Rector
1801–1895
Birth Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GR
Robert Rector
1795–1892
Birth Location: Lakelands, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
RR
Elizabeth Schofield
1833–1870
Birth Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
ES
Mary *Schofield
1796–1870
Birth Location: Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
M*
Hannah RECTOR
1818–1872
Birth Location: West Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
HR
Christianna Rector
1813–1891
Birth Location: Athol, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
CR
James Rector
1810–1871
Birth Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
JR
Rueben Rector
1817–1898
Birth Location: West Brook, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
RR
Eleanor Rector
1820–1910
Birth Location: Lakeland, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
ER
Jerusha Welsh
1812–1906
Birth Location: Nova Scotia
JW

Johann Richter's Ancestors

Self
Johann Richter
1759–1817
Birth Place: Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
Parents
Gottfried Richters
1740–1789
Barbara (Christine) Haÿner
1740–1779
Grandparents
Hans (Heinrich) Haÿner
1700–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Richter's Descendants

1.
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Johann (Georg) Richter (9 AUG 1759–17 Dez 1817) m. Mary (Rebecca Sparks Rector) Holmes (1776-12-19–1863)
  1. 1. Thomas (Sparks) Rector 1803–1892 m. Mary (J Rider or) Carrie 1808–1892
    1. 1. Robert (Matthew) RECTOR 1844–1922 m. Azelia (C) Pugsley 1855–1939
      1. 1. Georgina (Frances 'Georgie') Rector 1892–1979 m. Harry (Cornelius) SMITH 1885–1951
        1. 1. Harry (Daniel) SMITH 1927–2005 m. Marilyn (Francis*) Cassidy-Deal** 1940–2004
        2. 2. James (Robert) SMITH 1915–2007 m. Jean (Louise Margaret) Abernethy 1904–1997
        3. 3. Thelma ("Daisy" M) Smith 1926–2014
        4. 4. Marjorie (Blanche) SMITH 1920–1932
        5. 5. Elsie (Areta) Smith 1919–1925
        6. 6. Zillah (Emoline) Smith 1925–1925
      2. 2. Ameline Rector 1872–1964 m. Rueban Rector 1875–1943 m. Samuel (Crimson) Spence 1870–1944
        1. 1. Robert (Macaloni) Rector 1893–1961
        2. 2. Hugh (Bradford*) Rector 1912–1996
        3. 3. Thomas (Reuben*) Rector 1905–1991
        4. 4. Alexander Rector 1914–1997
        5. 5. Robert (M) Spence 1892–
        6. 6. Lena (B) Spence 1897–
      3. 3. Martha (Ann) Rector 1876–1966 m. Johnston (King) Byrns 1870–1937
        1. 1. Curtis (Warner) Byrnes 1913–1998
        2. 2. Florence (May) Byrnes 1899–1992
        3. 3. Herman (King) Byrnes 1901–1911
        4. 4. Robert (Fredrick) Byrnes 1905–1911
        5. 5. Azelia Byrnes 1903–1904
        6. 6. William Byrnes 1908–1910
      4. 4. Emillie (Josephine 'Emma') Rector 1877–1967 m. Samuel Morrow 1875–
      5. 5. Maggie Rector 1881–1952
      6. 6. Leily Rector 1884–
      7. 7. Edith (Blanche) RECTOR 1884–1978
      8. 8. Ellen (T) Rector 1890–1985
      9. 9. Robert (William) RECTOR 1897–1989
      10. 10. Elsie (R.) RECTOR 1899–1903
      11. 11. Elizabeth Rector 1881–
      12. 12. Charles (Edward) Rector 1875–1941
    2. 2. George (Francis) Rector 1829–1871
    3. 3. William (King) RECTOR 1846–1930 m. Maria Pettigrew 1853–1896 m. Maria PETTIGREW 1852–1929
      1. 1. Johana Rector 1885–1957
      2. 2. Bessie Rector 1888–
      3. 3. Clarance Rector 1892–1918
      4. 4. Addie (May) RECTOR 1881–
      5. 5. Janie (Elizabeth*) Rector 1873–1959
    4. 4. Ruth RECTOR 1851–
    5. 5. Gilbert Rector 1839–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Ann) Rector 1842–1913
    7. 7. Anne Rector 1842–
  2. 2. George (Francis) Rector 1801–1895
  3. 3. Robert (F.) Rector 1795–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Gow 1802–1876
    1. 1. George RECTOR 1833–1920
    2. 2. Reuben Rector 1831–1917
    3. 3. David (Wilburn) Rector 1848–1912
    4. 4. Harriette (Cecilia) Rector 1849–1938
    5. 5. Harriette (Jane) Rector 1820–
    6. 6. Harvey (Freeman) Rector 1870–
    7. 7. James (F) Rector 1835–
    8. 8. John (William) Rector 1845–1910
    9. 9. Robert Rector 1821–1892
    10. 10. Samuel Rector 1843–1868
    11. 11. Sophia Rector 1840–1866
    12. 12. Thomas Rector 1841–1910
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Rector) Schofield 1833–1870
  5. 5. Mary (Rebecca ( Enoch ) Rector) *Schofield 1796–1870
  6. 6. Hannah RECTOR 1818–1872
  7. 7. Christianna ("Christy") Rector 1813–1891
  8. 8. James (F) Rector 1810–1871
  9. 9. Rueben Rector 1817–1898 m. Margaret Rector 1821–1901
    1. 1. Alice (Elizabeth) Rector 1864–1958
    2. 2. Robert Rector 1844–1922
    3. 3. Agnes Rector 1844–1933
    4. 4. Angeline Rector 1848–1917
    5. 5. Joseph Rector 1851–1923
    6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Rector 1859–1942
    7. 7. Rosamond Rector 1861–1898
    8. 8. Emily ((Emma) Harrison) Rector 1855–1924
    9. 9. Mary (Matilda) Rector 1854–1943
    10. 10. Joycline Rector 1847–
  10. 10. Eleanor Rector 1820–1910
  11. 11. Jerusha (Rector) Welsh 1812–1906

Johann Richter's Timeline

6 Records

1759
9 AUG 1759
Birth of Johann Georg Richter in Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany
1791
21 March 1791
Age 32
Johann Georg Richter was married in St George Anglican Church, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
St George Anglican Church, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
1817
17 Dez 1817
Age 58
Death of Johann Georg Richter in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1838
1838
Age 79
Johann Georg Richter resided here in Parrsboro Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parrsboro Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1842
22 February 1842
Age 83
Death of Johann Georg Richter in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1842
22 Feb 1842
Age 83
Death of Johann Georg Richter in Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 AUG 1759
    Event Place: Wechmar, Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 March 1791
    Event Place: St George Anglican Church, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: ? MAY 1776

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 OCT 1776
    Event Place: New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1786
    Event Place: Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1838
    Event Place: Parrsboro Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Reference: Commissioner of Public Records Nova Scotia Archives Rg 1 Vol. 449 No. 162

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Beutelsbach, Jagstkreis, Wuerttemberg
    Record Source: Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Deutschland
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 February 1842
    Event Place: Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dez 1817
    Event Place: Halfway River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables
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