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Richard Carr 1659 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1659

Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Sep 1727

Death Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: George Carr\Kerr

Mother: Elizabeth Dexter

Spouse(s): Dorothy Boyse

Children(s): Samuel Carr

The story of Richard Carr began in 1659 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Richard Carr married Dorothy Boyse, and had children including Samuel Carr. Richard Carr passed away in 1727 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Carr began in 1659 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Richard Carr married Dorothy Boyse, and had children including Samuel Carr.
  • Richard Carr passed away in 1727 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Carr\Kerr
1599 – 1682
Birth Location: London, London, England, Great Britain
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Elizabeth Dexter
1623 – 1691
Birth Location: Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
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Spouses(s)

Dorothy Boyse
1659 – 1694
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, MA, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Carr
1686 – 1731
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Richard Carr's Ancestors

Self
Richard Carr
1659 – 1727
Birth Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
George William Carr\Kerr
1599 – 1682
London, London, England, Great Britain
Elizabeth (Oliver) Dexter
1623 – 1691
Church of England, Great Bowden, Leicester, England, Great Britain
Grandparents
Thomas Dexter
1588 – 1676
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Mary Harper
1590 – 1630
Great Bowden, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dexter
1568 – 1616
Mary Topley
1572 – 1629
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dexter
1548 – 1606
Anne
1540 – 1600
Richard Topley
1528 – 1591
Anne Graves
1540 – 1600

Richard Carr's Descendants

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Richard Carr (2 Apr 1659 – 11 Sep 1727) m. Dorothy Boyse (2 Apr 1659 – 3 Aug 1694)
  1. 1. Samuel Carr (16 Jun 1686 – 1731) m. Mary BROWN (1688 – 1742)
    1. 1. Mary Carr (1721 – 25 Aug 1794) m. Samuel (Fletcher) Sr. (1715 – )
      1. 1. William (Carr) Fletcher (16 Apr 1749 – 25 Dec 1823) m. Lydia (Jane) Hardison (1760 – )
        1. 1. Ann Fletcher (4 Apr 1789 – 4 Jan 1871) m. Seth Orcutt (17 Oct 1782 – 18 Apr 1864)

Richard Carr's Timeline

2 Records

1659
2 Apr 1659
Birth of Richard Carr in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1727
11 Sep 1727
Age 68
Death of Richard Carr in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1659
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1727
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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