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William Richey 1796–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1796

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 October 1879

Death Location: Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Robert Ritchie

Mother: Rebecca Belton

Spouse(s): Margaret (Richey)

Children(s): William Richey, Eliza Adair, Emily Hancock

William Richey was born in 1796 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Ritchie And Rebecca Belton. William Richey married Margaret Ann Adair Richey, and had children including Eliza Jane Adair, Emily Melissa Hancock, William Belton Richey. William Richey passed away in 1879 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Richey was born in 1796 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Robert Ritchie And Rebecca Belton.
  • William Richey married Margaret Ann Adair Richey, and had children including Eliza Jane Adair, Emily Melissa Hancock, William Belton Richey.
  • William Richey passed away in 1879 in Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America.

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William Richey's Ancestors

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William Richey
1796–1879
Birth Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Robert Ritchie
1775–1835
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Belton
1775–1850
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Richey Richie Ritchie) Ritch
1724–1808
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Margaret Caldwell
1729–1802
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richey
1698–1749
Jeanne Caldwell
1693–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richey
1668–1740
Lydia Moore
1672–1736
John Caldwell
1657–1730
Jane McGhie
1660–1692

William Richey's Descendants

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William Richey (1 February 1796–21 October 1879) m. Margaret (Ann Adair) (Richey) (10 Oct 1795–10 Feb 1852)
  1. 1. William (Belton) Richey 1840–1911
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Adair 1837–1908
  3. 3. Emily (Melissa) Hancock 1830–1857

William Richey's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1 February 1796
Birth of William Richey in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
1879
21 October 1879
Age 83
Death of William Richey in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1796
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 October 1879
    Event Place: Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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