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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):

Early life: John Richards arrived in Pitminster, Somerset, England in 1625, born to Thomas Richards and Wealthean Loring. John Richards concluded life in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA in 1694.

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Thomas Richards
1596 – 1650
Birth Location: Pitminster, Somerset, England
TR
Wealthean Loring
– 1679
Birth Location: England
WL

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 03 May 1654
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Great Migration Begins - Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, The, Edition: first, Massachusetts, Middlesex, Boston, "City document 130", vol 3; pp. 1575 - 1579, 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 Year: 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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