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Thomas Richards 1596 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1596

Birth Location: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England

Death Date: 28 January 1651

Death Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards

Mother: Eleanor Grimmond

Spouse(s): Welthian Loring

Children(s): Alice Richards

Born in 1596 in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, Thomas Richards was the child of Thomas R Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards and Eleanor Grimmond. In time, Thomas Richards married Welthian Loring, and they raised a family that included Alice Richards. Thomas Richards died in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA in 1651.

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Parents

Thomas Ricketts\\Ricards\\Richards
1572 – 1620
Birth Location: Pitminster, shire, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Grimmond
1572 – 1679
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Welthian Loring
1602 – 1679
Birth Location: Axminster, Devonshire, England
WL

Children(s)

Alice Richards
1627 – 1671
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 April 1596
    Event Place: Pitminster, Somersetshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 January 1651
    Event Place: Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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