Born about in Cambridge, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Stratton
and Mercy (Norcross) Stratton
Wife of
William Richards
— married
27 Oct 1774 (to 3 May 1832) in Cambridge, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 76
in Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
Abigail Stratton was born probably in Cambridge about 1756, the daughter of John and Mercy (Norcross) Stratton.[1][2] She married her first cousin, William Richards of Dedham, on 27 October 1774.[3] They probably had no children, as none are recorded in the Dedham VRs, and none are mentioned in her father's will. Abigail died in Dover on 03 May 1832 aged 76 years,[4] and is buried there in the Highland Cemetery.[5]
Birth
Calculated from age at death, birth place from parents' known residence.
Marriage
At Dedham:
"William Richards of Dedham and Abigail Stratton of Cambridge, August 27th, 1774."[6]
At Cambridge:
"Stratton, Abigail and William Richards (of Dedham, int.), Oct. 27, 1774."[7]
Death
"Richards, Abigail, w. William, May 3, 1832, a. 76 GR."[8]
Burial
Abigail (Stratton) Richards was buried in the Highland Cemetery, Dover, Massachusetts. Her gravestone inscription reads:
"In memory of
MRS. ABIGAIL,
wife of Mr.
William Richards,
who died
May 3, 1832;
Aged 76 years."
A photograph of her gravestone can be viewed at Findagrave.com Memorial #24854218.
Sources
- ↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Dover, MA, to the Year 1859 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1908), p. 101, d. age 76
- ↑ Will of John Stratton, probate packet #21850 (1791). Middlesex County, MA, Probate papers, named in her father's will as "Abigail Richards".
- ↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Cambridge, MA, Vital Records to 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1915), Vol. 2:377
- ↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Dover, MA, to the Year 1859 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1908), p. 101
- ↑ Findagrave.com Memorial #24854218
- ↑ Don Gleason Hill, compiler, The Record of Baptisms, Marriages & Deaths ... Town of Dedham, MA, 1638-1845 (Dedham, MA: Town of Dedham, 1886), p. 124
- ↑ Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Cambridge, MA, Vital Records to 1850 (Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1915), Vol. 2:377
- ↑ NEHGS, compiler, Vital Records of Dover, MA, to the Year 1859 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1908), p. 101
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