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Nehemiah Richards 1760–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1760

Birth Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 Jan 1837

Death Location: Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Joseph Richards

Mother: Sarah Whitmarsh

Spouse(s): Hannah Shaw

Children(s): Venila Richards

Nehemiah Richards was born in 1760 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Richards And Sarah Whitmarsh. Nehemiah Richards married Hannah Shaw, and had children including Venila Richards. Nehemiah Richards passed away in 1837 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Nehemiah Richards was born in 1760 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph Richards And Sarah Whitmarsh.
  • Nehemiah Richards married Hannah Shaw, and had children including Venila Richards.
  • Nehemiah Richards passed away in 1837 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Richards
1727–1785
Birth Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Whitmarsh
1728–1813
Birth Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Shaw
1761–1847
Birth Location: Abington, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Venila Richards
1789–1870
Birth Location: Cummington, Hampshire Cty, MA
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Nehemiah Richards's Ancestors

Self
Nehemiah Richards
1760–1837
Birth Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Richards
1727–1785
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Whitmarsh
1728–1813
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Richards
1701–1774
Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Ford
1708–1736
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas Whitmarsh
1703–1753
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Sarah Torrey
1710–1753
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Ford
1681–1750
Mercy Reed
1683–1737
Ebenezer Whitmarsh
1658–1718
Christian Bayley
1661–1732
Micajah Jr
1673–1722
Sarah Batt
1673–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reed
1639–1705
Hester Tomson
1652–1705
Micajah Torrey
1643–1711
Susannah Giddings
1653–1720
Paul Batt
1642–1678
Sarah Wilson
1650–1695

Nehemiah Richards's Descendants

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Nehemiah Richards (14 Jan 1760–15 Jan 1837) m. Hannah Shaw (17 Sep 1761–15 Feb 1847)
  1. 1. Venila Richards 1789–1870 m. Chester Mitchell 1788–1867
    1. 1. Charles (Richards) Mitchell 1820–1888 m. Julia (Ann) Hayward 1822–1903
      1. 1. George (H) Mitchell 1848–1908
      2. 2. Elizabeth Mitchell 1858–1919 m. Frank (S) Tomai 1851–1893
        1. 1. Lillian Tomai 1885–1952 m. James (Clarence) Brown 1878–1939
        2. 2. Edward (H) Tomai 1880–1964 m. Josephine Ryan 1882–1972
        3. 3. William tomai 1876–1922 m. Pearl Weir 1877–1920
        4. 4. Thomas tomai 1883–1931
        5. 5. Theodore tomai 1888–1923

Nehemiah Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1760
14 Jan 1760
Birth of Nehemiah Richards in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1837
15 Jan 1837
Age 77
Death of Nehemiah Richards in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1760
    Event Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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