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Joshua Richards 1760–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1760

Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 31 Dec 1820

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jeremiah ♦

Mother: Tabitha Gay

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In 1760, Joshua Richards entered the world in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jeremiah Richards And Tabitha Gay. Joshua Richards passed away in 1820 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Joshua Richards entered the world in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jeremiah Richards And Tabitha Gay.
  • Joshua Richards passed away in 1820 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joshua Richards's Ancestors

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Joshua Richards
1760–1820
Birth Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Richards ♦
1731–1774
West Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Tabitha Gay
1732–1798
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joshua Gay
1710–1749
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Ward) ♦
1697–1797
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Gay
1674–1719
Patience Lewis
1668–1768
Richard ♦
1666–1739
Thankful ❌
1668–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Gay
1639–1718
Mary Bridge
1637–1718
John Lewis
1635–1686
Hannah Whiting
1651–1740

Joshua Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1760
08 Sep 1760
Birth of Joshua Richards in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1820
31 Dec 1820
Age 60
Death of Joshua Richards in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1760
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1820
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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