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Richard Montgomery Powers 1775–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1775

Birth Location: Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jeremiah Powers

Mother: Elizabeth Cooley

Spouse(s): Mary Carpenter

Children(s): Charles Powers, Daniel Powers, Mary Powers, Sarah Powers, Jeremiah Powers

In 1775, Richard Montgomery Powers entered the world in Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, born to Jeremiah Powers And Elizabeth Wilcot Betty Cooley. Richard Montgomery Powers married Mary Polly Carpenter, and had children including Charles Powers, Daniel Powers, Jeremiah Cooley Jerry Powers, Mary Powers, Sarah Gilbert Powers. Richard Montgomery Powers passed away in 1848 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1775, Richard Montgomery Powers entered the world in Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, born to Jeremiah Powers And Elizabeth Wilcot Betty Cooley.
  • Richard Montgomery Powers married Mary Polly Carpenter, and had children including Charles Powers, Daniel Powers, Jeremiah Cooley Jerry Powers, Mary Powers, Sarah Gilbert Powers.
  • Richard Montgomery Powers passed away in 1848 in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Richard Powers's Ancestors

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Richard Powers
1775–1848
Birth Place: Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Powers
1733–1801
Greenwich, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Wilcot "Betty") Cooley
1735–1823
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah Powers
1710–1795
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Fiske
1712–1789
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Benjamin Cooley
1701–1790
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Charles
1711–1743
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Powers
1667–1734
Mary Harwood
1672–1756
John Charles
1685–1739
Elizabeth Swetman
1687–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Powers
1639–1708
Trial Shephard
1641–1708
Thomas Swetman
1666–1691
Joyce
1660–1691

Richard Powers's Descendants

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Richard (Montgomery) Powers (26 Dec 1775–1848) m. Mary (Polly) Carpenter (27 NOV 1776–1863)
  1. 1. Charles Powers 1801–
  2. 2. Daniel Powers 1805–
  3. 3. Mary Powers 1807–
  4. 4. Sarah (Gilbert) Powers 1815–1881
  5. 5. Jeremiah (Cooley "Jerry") Powers 1820–1881 m. Jane (Aurelia) Rogers 1827–1894
    1. 1. Lydia (M.) Powers 1847–1900
    2. 2. Harry (Palmer) Powers 1855–1926
    3. 3. Christine (J.) Powers 1874–
    4. 4. Katherine (Gertrude "Katie") Powers 1852–1916

Richard Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1775
26 Dec 1775
Birth of Richard Montgomery Powers in Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1848
1848
Age 73
Death of Richard Montgomery Powers in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1775
    Event Place: Greenwich, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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