Born
23 Sep 1701 in
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province ofMassachusetts Bay
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
11 Aug 1788
at age 86
in
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified 15 Mar 2024
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Biography
Sarah Butterfield was born on September 23, 1701 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province ofMassachusetts Bay, daughter of Benjamin Butterfield and Sarah Bates .
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Sarah and Zachariah Richardson were married.
Zachariah was born in February, 1696 in Chelmsford, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Lt. Josiah Richardson and Mary (Parish) Butterfield .
Their children were born in Chelmsford:
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Sarah Richardson , b. Oct. 13, 1719.
Zachariah Richardson , b. Feb. 19, 1722.
Marcy Richardson , b. July 15, 1724.
Bridget Richardson , b. Apr. 23, 1726.
Deborah Richardson , b. June 1, 1727.
Lydia Richardson , b. May 17, 1729.
Mary Richardson , b. Feb. 20, 1730.
Josiah Richardson , b. May 8, 1734.
Rebecca Richardson , b. Feb. 16, 1736.
Hannah Richardson , b. 1738.[citation needed ]
Lucy Richardson , b. Nov. 11, 1742.
Sarah died on August 11, 1788 in Chelmsford, aged 86.
[1]
She was buried in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18169292/sarah-richardson : accessed March 15, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Butterfield Richardson (23 Sep 1701–11 Aug 1788), Find A Grave: Memorial #18169292 , citing Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YY6X : Thu Mar 07 11:33:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Butterfield and Benjamin Butterfield, 23 September 1701.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-Y6DG : Wed Mar 06 01:42:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Sary Richardson and Zachary Richardson, 13 October 1719.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YXKH : Wed Mar 06 01:42:02 UTC 2024), Entry for Zachariah Richardson and Zachariah Richardson, 19 February 1722.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YF28 : Sat Mar 09 13:43:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Mercy Richardson and Zachary Richardson, 15 July 1724.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-Y6Y6 : Fri Mar 08 10:55:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Bridget Richardson and Zachary Richardson, 23 April 1726.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YNMY : Fri Mar 08 19:16:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Deborah Richardson and Zachary Richardson, 1 June 1727.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YJM7 : Mon Mar 11 01:40:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Lydia Richardson and Zachary Richardson, 17 May 1729.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YFQ7 : Sat Mar 09 03:45:23 UTC 2024), Entry for Mary Richardson and Zachery Richardson, 20 February 1731.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YNLF : Fri Mar 08 09:30:25 UTC 2024), Entry for Josiah Richardson and Zachery Richardson, 8 May 1734.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YX1L : Sun Mar 10 19:29:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Rebeckeh Richardson and Zacheriah Richardson, 16 February 1735.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YNQD : Sat Mar 09 13:50:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Lucy Richardson and Zachariah Richardson, 11 November 1742.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YV6X : Sun Mar 10 09:40:40 UTC 2024), Entry for Mercy Richardson and Capt. Zachariah Richardson, 19 January 1746.
(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-YBNT : Fri Mar 08 03:40:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Sarah Richardson and Zacheriah Richardson, 11 August 1788.
Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914);
p. 37 "Births", "Butterfield"
"Sarah, d. Benjamin and Sarah, Sept. 23, 1701."
p. 130-3 "Births", "Richardson", "Richerdson"
"Bridget, d. Zachary and Sarah, Apr. 23, 1726."
"Deborah, d. Zachary and Sarah, June 1, 1727."
"Josiah, s. Zachery and Sary, May 8, 1734."
"Lucy, d. Zachariah and Sarah, Nov. 11, 1742."
"Lydia, d. Zachary and Sarah, May 17, 1729."
"Mercy, d. Zachary and Sary, July 15, 1724."
"Sary, d. Zachary and Sary, Oct. 13, 1719."
"Zachariah, s. Zachariah and Sarah, Feb. 19, 1721-2."
"Mary, d. Zachery and Sarah, Feb. 20, 1730-31."
"Rebeckeh, d. Zacheriah and Sarah, Feb. 16, 1735."
p. 435 "Deaths", "Richardson"
"Sarah, w. [wid. c. r. 1.] Capt. Zacheriah, Aug. 11, 1788. [a. 87 y. c. r. 1 ; a. 78 y. g. r. 1.]"
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