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Richard Gardiner 1622–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 July 1622

Birth Location: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Death Date: 23 January 1688

Death Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Gardner

Mother: Margaret frye

Spouse(s): Sarah Shattuck

Children(s): Hope Coffin, James Gardner, Nathaniel Gardner, Sarah Folger, Richard Jr, Damaris Gardner, Love Coffin, Deborah Gardner

The story of Richard Gardiner began in 1622 in Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England. Richard Gardiner married Sarah Shattuck, and had children including Damaris Gardner, Deborah Gardner, Hope Coffin, James Gardner, Joseph Gardner, Love Coffin, Miriam Gardner, Nathaniel Gardner, Richard Gardner Jr, Sarah Folger. Richard Gardiner passed away in 1688 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Gardiner began in 1622 in Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England.
  • Richard Gardiner married Sarah Shattuck, and had children including Damaris Gardner, Deborah Gardner, Hope Coffin, James Gardner, Joseph Gardner, Love Coffin, Miriam Gardner, Nathaniel Gardner, Richard Gardner Jr, Sarah Folger.
  • Richard Gardiner passed away in 1688 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Children(s)

Richard Gardiner's Ancestors

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Richard Gardiner
1622–1688
Birth Place: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Parents
Thomas Gardner
1592–1674
Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Margaret frye
1594–
Grandparents
Thomas Gardner
1565–
Elizabeth White
1595–
Great-Grandparents
John White
1570–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Gardiner's Descendants

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Richard Gardiner (20 July 1622–23 January 1688) m. Sarah Shattuck (1632–1724)
  1. 1. Hope Coffin 1669–1750
  2. 2. James Gardner 1662–1723
  3. 3. Nathaniel Gardner 1665–1706
  4. 4. Sarah Folger 1650–1729
  5. 5. Richard (Gardner) Jr 1653–1728
  6. 6. Damaris Gardner 1662–
  7. 7. Love Coffin 1672–1691
  8. 8. Deborah Gardner 1658–1712

Richard Gardiner's Timeline

3 Records

1622
20 July 1622
Birth of Richard Gardiner in Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
1628
13 Jun 1628
Age 6
Richard Gardiner was baptized in Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset, England
Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset, England
1688
23 January 1688
Age 66
Death of Richard Gardiner in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 July 1622
    Event Place: Sherborne, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1628
    Event Place: Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 January 1688
    Event Place: Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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