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John Jacob Richard 1816–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1816

Birth Location: Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 2 Jan 1888

Death Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Richard

Mother: Ann SHANKLE

Spouse(s): Catherine Richards

Children(s): John Richard, Garrett Richard

The story of John Jacob Richard began in 1816 in Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. John Jacob Richard married Catherine Corkum Richards, and had children including Garrett Richard, John Jacob Richard. John Jacob Richard passed away in 1888 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Jacob Richard began in 1816 in Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • John Jacob Richard married Catherine Corkum Richards, and had children including Garrett Richard, John Jacob Richard.
  • John Jacob Richard passed away in 1888 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Richard
1786–
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ann SHANKLE
1786–1871
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Richards
1817–1920
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

John Richard
1837–1904
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Garrett Richard
1839–1930
Birth Location: Lunenburg, , Nova Scotia, Canada
GR

John Richard's Ancestors

Self
John Richard
1816–1888
Birth Place: Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Christian Richard
1786–
Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ann (Barbara) SHANKLE
1786–1871
Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Johann (Christopher) Reichardt
1763–1838
Merligash, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
John (Jacob) Shankle
1756–1815
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Anna (Elizabeth Priscilla) Weil
1763–1842
Lahave ,Lunenburg,Nova Scotia,Canada
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Richard
1723–1801
Hanss Shankle
1708–1759
Elizabeth Schenkel
1725–1779
Johann 1750
1724–1800
Anna (Folcher)
–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Reichert
1695–1745
Johann Wurster
1711–1782
Agatha Bross
1719–1796
Johann Weil
1699–1783
Anna Weil
1690–1765

John Richard's Descendants

1.
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John (Jacob) Richard (22 Sep 1816–2 Jan 1888) m. Catherine (Corkum) Richards (1817–12 Dec 1920)
  1. 1. John (Jacob) Richard 1837–1904 m. Sophia (Elisabeth) Sarty 1843–1921
    1. 1. Minnie (Matilda Richard) 1xGGM 1877–1928 m. Souris (James) Corkum 1870–1959
      1. 1. Ellen (June) Corkum 1919–2009 m. Alfred Thorley 1890–1961 m. Walter (Daniel) Steves 1907–1946 m. Frank (Lewis) White 1893–1982
        1. 1. John (Doe) Steves 1944–1945
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Steves 1941–2012 m. Carmelo (Paul) Noto 1932–2019
      2. 2. Louise (Lucy) Corkum 1904–1986 m. Elbert (Osgood) Huntress 1900–1934
        1. 1. Albert (Freeman) Huntress 1925–1985 m. Joyce O'Hara 1932–2005
        2. 2. Richard ("Dick" Edward) Huntress 1928–1982
        3. 3. Margaret ("Peggy" Dorothy) Huntress 1923–2002
      3. 3. Mamie (Mary) Corkum 1898–1962 m. Otis (Cedric) Odiorne 1892–1967
      4. 4. Surie Corkum 1904–1980
    2. 2. Robert (Dawson) Richards 1870–1944
      1. 1. Lugene (Mildred) Haughn 1906–1993
    3. 3. Rachel (Katherine) Richards 1864–1926 m. Filipo Pecunias 1858–1940
      1. 1. James (P) Pecunies 1887–1963
        1. 1. Muriel (P) Pecunies 1914–2008
    4. 4. Austin Richard 1868–
    5. 5. Pheobe Richard 1880–1949 m. Arthur (Frazer) Smith 1875–1949
    6. 6. Mary (Sophia) Richards 1872–1968
    7. 7. Selena Richard 1861–1956
    8. 8. Rebecca Richards 1874–1935
    9. 9. Ellen (Freelove Devilla) Richards 1884–1936 m. Chester (Earle) Odiorne 1882–1955
      1. 1. Lavinia (Devilla) Bartlett 1910–1996
      2. 2. Patricia Hunt 1922–1972
      3. 3. Mary (Marguerite) White 1914–2004
    10. 10. Rose Richard 1886–1983 m. James (Albert) Haughn 1874–1954
      1. 1. Chester (A) Haughn 1917–1919
      2. 2. Carl (Stanley) Haughn 1910–1988
      3. 3. Phoebe (Victoria) Haughn 1912–1999
      4. 4. Milledge (Otis) Haughn 1915–1995
      5. 5. Loretta (L) Haughn 1905–1911
      6. 6. Warren (LeRoy) Haughn 1927–2005
      7. 7. Dorothy (Sophia) Haughn 1908–2006
    11. 11. May Richard 1882–
    12. 12. Eliza Richard 1861–
    13. 13. Magdelene Richard 1860–1944
    14. 14. Arnold Richard 1860–1860
    15. 15. Arnold Richard 1868–1869
    16. 16. Mary (Magdalene) Richards 1872–1968
      1. 1. William (Thomas) Rose 1894–1965
        1. 1. Ruth (Barbara) Rose 1922–2003
  2. 2. Garrett Richard 1839–1930 m. Anna (Louisa) Richards 1841–1928
    1. 1. Obadiah Richard 1859–1918
      1. 1. Hazel (Jane) Haughn 1906–1988
        1. 1. Percy (Thomas) Haughn 1931–2005
    2. 2. Silas Richard 1860–1922 m. Antoinette (Nettie Corkum) Richard 1861–1944
      1. 1. Clara (May) Richard 1907–1990 m. John (E.) Herman 1901–1992
        1. 1. Charles (Murdock) HERMAN 1926–1980
        2. 2. Fred (David) Herman 1935–2023
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Viola) Selig 1940–2014
    3. 3. John (Enos) Richard 1866–1936 m. Selena (Edith RAFUSE) Richards 1870–1956
      1. 1. Warren Richards 1902–1941
    4. 4. Stephen (Moody) Richards 1877–1881

John Richard's Timeline

3 Records

1816
22 Sep 1816
Birth of John Jacob Richard in Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1836
5 Jan 1836
Age 20
John Jacob Richard was married in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1888
2 Jan 1888
Age 72
Death of John Jacob Richard in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1816
    Event Place: Lahave Island, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1888
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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