Richard married Mary Cook on 3 May 1818 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.[2]
Their children, all born in Newbury, Massachusetts:
Sarah, d. Richard and Mary, Jan. 30, 1819.B. p.19 DEATH: Adams, Sarah, d. Capt. Richard and Mary, Feb. 5, 1838, a. 19 y.D. p.537
David Jewett, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Sept. 18, 1820.B. p.11
Richard, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, June 10, 1822.B. p.18
John Quincy, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Jan. 27, 1824.B. p.15
Edwin, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Nov. 26, 1825.B. p.12
Xenophon, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Nov. 26, 1827.B. p.20 DEATH: Adams, Xenephon, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Feb. 25, 1836, a. 8 y.D. p.537
Charles Edward, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Oct. 4, 1829.B. p.11
Mary Frances, d. Capt. Richard and Mary, Sept. 17, 1831.B. p.16
William Edwards, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Aug. 17, 1833.B. p.20
Margaret Ellen, d. Capt. Richard and May, Aug. 28, 1835.B. p.16
Xenophon, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Apr. 26, 1838.B. p.20
Moses Cook, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, June 3, 1840.B. p.17
Benjamin Tenney, s. Capt. Richard and Mary, Sept. 10, 1840. B. p.10
Richard died (age 61y 3m 2d) on 29 January 1857 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.[3] He is buried in the First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts.[4]
↑Marriage:
Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, database with images, FamilySearch (19 April 2021), Richard Adams and Mary Cook, 3 Apr 1818; citing Marriage, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009668.
↑Death:
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924, database with images, FamilySearch (2 March 2021), Richard Adams, 29 Jan 1857; citing Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, v 111 p 228, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,173.
↑Burial: Find A Grave: Memorial #129295316 First Parish Burying Ground, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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