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Richard Wait 1711–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 June 1711

Birth Location: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 26 December 1790

Death Location: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Thomas Jr.

Mother: Mary Wait

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Marvin

Children(s): Richard Waite, Remick Waite

Richard Wait was born in 1711 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Thomas Waite Jr And Mary Wait. Richard Wait married Elizabeth Marvin, Rebecca Higgins, and had children including Remick Waite, Richard Waite. Richard Wait passed away in 1790 in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Wait was born in 1711 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Thomas Waite Jr And Mary Wait.
  • Richard Wait married Elizabeth Marvin, Rebecca Higgins, and had children including Remick Waite, Richard Waite.
  • Richard Wait passed away in 1790 in Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Richard Wait's Ancestors

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Richard Wait
1711–1790
Birth Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Waite, Jr.
1677–1725
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Wait
1678–1731
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Wayt
1641–1723
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Waite
1653–1743
Great-Grandparents
Richard Waite
1608–1668
Mary Waite
1607–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Waite
1582–1680

Richard Wait's Descendants

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Richard Wait (1 June 1711–26 December 1790) m. Elizabeth Marvin (1712–1755)
  1. 1. Richard Waite 1739–1810
  2. 2. Remick Waite 1758–1830 m. Susanna Waite 1761–1850
    1. 1. Henry (Matson) Waite 1787–1869
    2. 2. Nancy Chadwick 1794–1859
    3. 3. Nathaniel (M.) Waite 1800–1848
    4. 4. Betsey (Burnham) Champion 1790–1858
    5. 5. Charles (W.) Wait 1789–1876 m. Mary Wait 1801–1835
      1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Wait 1830–1852
      2. 2. Charles (Frederick) Waite 1824–1860
        1. 1. Arther (E.) Waite 1857–1942 m. Ada (Alic) Waite 1869–

Richard Wait's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1 June 1711
Birth of Richard Wait in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1790
26 December 1790
Age 79
Death of Richard Wait in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 June 1711
    Event Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1790
    Event Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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