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Matthias Richards 1758–1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1758

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 04 AUG 1830

Death Location: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Matthias Richards

Mother: Ann Hillegas

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Matthias Richards was born in 1758 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Matthias Richards And Ann Margaret Hillegas. Matthias Richards passed away in 1830 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthias Richards was born in 1758 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Matthias Richards And Ann Margaret Hillegas.
  • Matthias Richards passed away in 1830 in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Matthias Richards's Ancestors

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Matthias Richards
1758–1830
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Matthias Richards
1719–1775
Langenbrettach, Heilbronn, Baden Württemberg, Germany
Ann (Margaret) Hillegas
1726–1773
Goshenhoppen, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Frederick) Hillegass
1685–1765
Native Sinsheim, Alsace, Came America In, Germany
Elizabeth (Barbara) Triegels
1694–1759
Eppingen, Heidelberg, Baden, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Hans Hillegass
1649–1719
Anna Triegels
1655–1708
George Triegels
1675–1712
Anna Metzer
1674–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthias Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1758
26 FEB 1758
Birth of Matthias Richards in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1830
04 AUG 1830
Age 72
Death of Matthias Richards in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1758
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 AUG 1830
    Event Place: Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA

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