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Obadiah Richards 1636–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 11 Nov 1702

Death Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: William Richards

Mother: Jane Richards

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In 1636, Obadiah Richards entered the world in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to William Richards And Jane Richards. Obadiah Richards passed away in 1702 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1636, Obadiah Richards entered the world in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to William Richards And Jane Richards.
  • Obadiah Richards passed away in 1702 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Obadiah Richards's Ancestors

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Obadiah Richards
1636–1702
Birth Place: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
William Richards
1618–1640
Pitminster, Somerset, England
Jane Richards
1610–1671
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Richards
1579–1631
Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England
Achsah Simmons
1579–1630
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Francis Wakeman
1565–1626
Ribbesford, Worcestershire, England
Anne Good
1568–1621
Ribbesford, Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Richards
1548–1608
Alice Blake
1548–1585
Joshua Simmons
1558–1623
Elizabeth Dillingham
1562–1625
John Wakeman
1523–1635
Joan Beauchamp
1526–1587
Henry Good
1540–1584
Joane Downe
1539–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Richards
1515–1565
Emotta Roslien
1520–1565
John Blake
1521–1576
Jane Rawson
1530–1595
JOSHUA SIMMONS
1530–
Hannah Simmons
1535–
William II
1540–1603
Roger WAKEMAN
1497–1552
Joan Haselwood
1499–1587
William Beauchamp
1485–1569
Amy Haworth
1485–1526
Richard Goode
1552–1562

Obadiah Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Obadiah Richards in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
1702
11 Nov 1702
Age 66
Death of Obadiah Richards in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1702
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut

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