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John RICHARDS 1669 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1669

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Apr 1755

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Humphrey Richards

Mother: Mehitable RUGGLES

Spouse(s): Sarah CHENEY

Children(s): James Richards

The story of John RICHARDS began in 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. John RICHARDS married Sarah CHENEY, and had children including James Richards. John RICHARDS passed away in 1755 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John RICHARDS began in 1669 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • John RICHARDS married Sarah CHENEY, and had children including James Richards.
  • John RICHARDS passed away in 1755 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Richards
1648 – 1676
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Mehitable RUGGLES
1650 – 1691
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah CHENEY
1666 – 1720
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, MA
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Children(s)

James Richards
1709 – 1789
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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John RICHARDS's Ancestors

Self
John RICHARDS
1669 – 1755
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Humphrey Richards
1648 – 1676
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mehitable RUGGLES
1650 – 1691
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Mehitable RUGGLES
1650 – 1691
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John RICHARDS's Descendants

1.
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John RICHARDS (1 Apr 1669 – Apr 1755) m. Sarah CHENEY (11 September 1666 – 1720)
  1. 1. James Richards (1709 – 1789)
    1. 1. Sarah7 RICHARDS (abt 1741 – 15 Jan 1828) m. Joseph Hardy (08 Feb 1740 – 3 Apr 1816)
      1. 1. Joseph3 HARDY (24 June 1774 – 1843) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Thorndike (04 Oct 1771 – 1844)
        1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Hardy (18 Apr 1806 – 24 Jan 1897) m. Abiah Wadsworth (25 May 1810 – 17 April 1899)

John RICHARDS's Timeline

2 Records

1669
1 Apr 1669
Birth of John RICHARDS in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1755
Apr 1755
Age 86
Death of John RICHARDS in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1669
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1755
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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