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Richard Thayer 1655 – 1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1655

Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 4 December 1705

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard Thayer

Mother: Dorothy Pray

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Richard Thayer IV was born in 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Richard Thayer and Dorothy Pray. Richard Thayer IV passed away in 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Thayer IV was born in 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Richard Thayer and Dorothy Pray.
  • Richard Thayer IV passed away in 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Richard Thayer's Ancestors

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Richard Thayer
1655 – 1705
Birth Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Richard Thayer
1624 – 1695
Gloucestershire, England
Dorothy Pray
1634 – 1705
Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Thayer
1601 – 1664
Gloucestershire, England
Quinton Pray
1594 – 1667
Chiddingstone, Kent, England
Joan Valliance
1599 – 1667
Killingholme, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thayer
1577 – 1623
Richard Pray
1565 – 1632
Marion Pynyon
1565 – 1632
RICHARD VALLIANCE
1580 – 1650
MARGARET PECKHAM
1580 – 1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Thayer
1531 – 1584
Lady Roberts
1534 – 1611
John Peckham
1540 – 1600

Richard Thayer's Timeline

2 Records

1655
31 August 1655
Birth of Richard Thayer IV in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1705
4 December 1705
Age 50
Death of Richard Thayer IV in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1655
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1705
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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