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William Richard 1796–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1796

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 16 November 1865

Death Location: Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Pvt. (Richard)

Mother: Maria Röeber

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Spang

Children(s): John Richard, Isaac Ritschert, Joseph Richard, Adam Richard

William Richard was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Pvt Johannes John Anton Wilhelm Ritschert Richard And Maria Magdalena Roeber. In 1850, William Richard resided in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, William Richard resided in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA. William Richard married Elizabeth Spang, and had children including Adam S Richard, Isaac Ritschert, John S Richard, Joseph S Richard. William Richard passed away in 1865 in Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Richard was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Pvt Johannes John Anton Wilhelm Ritschert Richard And Maria Magdalena Roeber.
  • In 1850, William Richard resided in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, William Richard resided in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Richard married Elizabeth Spang, and had children including Adam S Richard, Isaac Ritschert, John S Richard, Joseph S Richard.
  • William Richard passed away in 1865 in Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Richard's Ancestors

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William Richard
1796–1865
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Pvt. Johannes (John) Anton Wilhelm Ritschert (Richard)
1753–1808
Reading, Berks., Pennsylvania, USA
Maria (Magdalena) Röeber
1763–1829
Heidelberg Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Grandparents
Wilhelm ((William) Johann Heinrich Ritschert (Reichart, Rickert,) Richard)
1739–1772
Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania
Anna (Maria Elisabeth) Reppert
1730–1780
District, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Johannes Röeber
1736–1821
Langenselbold, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hessen, Allemagne
Anna (Maria) Arbegast
1738–1775
Backnang, Murr, Oa u, Sulzbach, Wurttemberg, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Röeber
1705–1784
Johanna Hahn
1704–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joannes Hahn
1685–1748
Christina Rapp
1685–1712

William Richard's Descendants

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William Richard (4 January 1796–16 November 1865) m. Elizabeth Spang (16 November 1800–2 February 1863)
  1. 1. John (S) Richard 1833–1894 m. Harriet (Anna) Kalbach 1835–1917
    1. 1. Catherine ('Kate' Mary) Richards 1869–1952 m. Thomas Winklebleck 1864–1936
      1. 1. Elizabeth Winklebleck 1907–1995 m. Robert (Paul) Noll 1916–1961
      2. 2. Daniel Winkleblech 1897–1898
      3. 3. Alice Williams 1899–1956
      4. 4. Harry (Keller) Winklebleck 1888–1971
      5. 5. Hattie (M) Moyer 1893–1945
      6. 6. Edna (M) Willet 1895–1962
      7. 7. Thomas (R) Winklebleck 1890–1949
      8. 8. Lillian (K) Gernert 1900–1976
      9. 9. Donald Winkleblech 1902–1911
      10. 10. John (S) Winkleblech 1892–1917
      11. 11. Mark Winklebleck 1910–1958
      12. 12. Paul Winkleblech 1904–1915
      13. 13. Richard Winklebleck 1894–1973
      14. 14. Charles (Winklebleck) Sr 1909–1990
      15. 15. Harold Winklebleck 1905–1968
      16. 16. Nora Shenton 1889–1967
    2. 2. Adam (Kalbach) Richard 1857–1919
    3. 3. Elizabeth Reichard 1864–1882
  2. 2. Isaac Ritschert 1823–1854
  3. 3. Joseph (S.) Richard 1837–1899
  4. 4. Adam (S.) Richard 1831–1887

William Richard's Timeline

4 Records

1796
4 January 1796
Birth of William Richard in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 54
William Richard resided here in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 64
William Richard resided here in Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
1865
16 November 1865
Age 69
Death of William Richard in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1796
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Penn, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 1865
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bernville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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