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John Richards 1625 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Bef. 13 Feb 1625/26

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England

Death Date: 02 Apr 1694

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Richards

Mother: Wealthean Loring

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Children(s):

The story of John Richards began in 1625 in Pitminster, Somerset, England. John Richards passed away in 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Richards began in 1625 in Pitminster, Somerset, England.
  • John Richards passed away in 1694 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA.

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John Richards's Ancestors

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John Richards
1625 – 1694
Birth Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Richards
1596 – 1650
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Wealthean Loring
– 1679
England
Grandparents
Thomas Richards
1569 –
England
Great-Grandparents
James Richards
Alice Blake
1555 – 1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richards
Joanne Thorne
John Blake
1521 – 1576
Joan Unknown
– 1595

John Richards's Timeline

4 Records

1625
Bef. 13 Feb 1625/26
Birth of John Richards in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1625
13 Feb 1625/26
John Richards was baptized in Pitminster, Somerset, England
Pitminster, Somerset, England
1654
03 May 1654
Age 29
John Richards was married in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1694
02 Apr 1694
Age 69
Death of John Richards in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Bef. 13 Feb 1625/26
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Mary and John, The, Record Number: 929.2 K96M, p.65

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1625/26
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, The, Edition: first, vol 3; pp. 1575 - 1579
    [2] Search for the Passengers of the Mary & John 1630, 1990; vol. 13, p. 82

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 03 May 1654
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, The, Edition: first, vol 3; pp. 1575 - 1579
    [2] Massachusetts, Middlesex, Boston, "City document 130", physical pg. 48; digital image 48; accessed 15 Nov 2022.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Mary and John, The, Record Number: 929.2 K96M, p.65

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1694
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Mary and John, The, Record Number: 929.2 K96M, p.65

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