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Mitchell Richards 1737–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1737

Birth Location: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Dec 1793

Death Location: Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Charles Richards

Mother: Jane Mitchell

Spouse(s): Esther Mitchell

Children(s): Elisabeth Richards, Esther Richards, James Richards, John Richards, Jonas Richards, Martha Richards, Mitchell Richards, Polly Richards

Mitchell Richards was born in 1737 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Charles Richards And Jane Mitchell. Mitchell Richards married Esther Mitchell, and had children including Elisabeth Betsey Richards, Esther Richards, James Richards, John Richards, Jonas Richards, Martha Richards, Mitchell Richards, Polly Richards. Mitchell Richards passed away in 1793 in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Mitchell Richards was born in 1737 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, the child of Charles Richards And Jane Mitchell.
  • Mitchell Richards married Esther Mitchell, and had children including Elisabeth Betsey Richards, Esther Richards, James Richards, John Richards, Jonas Richards, Martha Richards, Mitchell Richards, Polly Richards.
  • Mitchell Richards passed away in 1793 in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Richards
1701–1791
Birth Location: St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England
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Jane Mitchell
1701–
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Esther Mitchell
1740–1793
Birth Location: Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Elisabeth Richards
1775–1841
Birth Location: Shirley, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
ER
Esther Richards
1773–
Birth Location: Shirley, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
ER
James Richards
1795–
Birth Location: –
JR
John Richards
1762–
Birth Location: Shirley, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
JR
Jonas Richards
1768–
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Worcester, MA, Massachusetts, USA
JR
Martha Richards
1780–
Birth Location: Shirley, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Mitchell Richards
1764–
Birth Location: Shirley, Middlesex, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Polly Richards
1795–
Birth Location: –
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Mitchell Richards's Ancestors

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Mitchell Richards
1737–1793
Birth Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Parents
Charles Richards
1701–1791
St. Columb Major, Cornwall, England
Jane Mitchell
1701–
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Andrew Mitchell
1662–1736
Charlestown District Township, Suffolk Settlement, Massachus, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Atwood-Mitchell
1662–1714
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nichols
1630–1709
Mary Mitchell
1635–1712
Phillip SR
1615–1700
Rachel Bachelder
1640–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mitchell Richards's Descendants

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Mitchell Richards (7 Oct 1737–15 Dec 1793) m. Esther Mitchell (14 Oct 1740–04 Sep 1793)
  1. 1. Elisabeth ((Betsey)) Richards 1775–1841 m. Joseph (Moffett) twin 1775–1819
    1. 1. Roxanna Moffett 1811–1887
    2. 2. Fanny Moffett 1806–1883
    3. 3. Child Moffett –1806
    4. 4. Betsey Moffett 1795–1866
    5. 5. Child Moffett –1806
  2. 2. Esther Richards 1773–
  3. 3. James Richards 1795–
  4. 4. John Richards 1762–
  5. 5. Jonas Richards 1768–
  6. 6. Martha Richards 1780–
  7. 7. Mitchell Richards 1764–
  8. 8. Polly Richards 1795–

Mitchell Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1737
7 Oct 1737
Birth of Mitchell Richards in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
1793
15 Dec 1793
Age 56
Death of Mitchell Richards in Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1737
    Event Place: Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1793
    Event Place: Shirley, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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