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Obadiah Richards 1639–1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1702

Death Location: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Richards

Mother: Priscilla Wakeman

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In 1639, Obadiah Richards entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA, born to Sir Thomas Richards And Priscilla Wakeman. Obadiah Richards passed away in 1702 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Obadiah Richards entered the world in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA, born to Sir Thomas Richards And Priscilla Wakeman.
  • Obadiah Richards passed away in 1702 in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Obadiah Richards's Ancestors

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Obadiah Richards
1639–1702
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Sir Thomas Richards
1602–1659
Taunton, Somerset, England
Priscilla Wakeman
1611–1671
Bewdley, Ribbesford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Barbara Biggs
1579–1679
Bewdley, Worcestershire, , England
Francis Wakeman
1565–1626
Ribbesford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Anne Goode
1568–1621
Ribbesford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Wakeman
1523–1635
Joan Wakeman
1526–1631
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Wakeman
1503–1552
Joan Haselwood
1504–1587
William Beauchamp
1485–1569
Amy Haworth
1485–1526

Obadiah Richards's Timeline

2 Records

1639
1639
Birth of Obadiah Richards in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA
1702
11 November 1702
Age 63
Death of Obadiah Richards in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1702
    Event Place: Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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