William Fletcher (1688 - 1742)

Born 1 Apr 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony

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Died 27 Jan 1742 at age 53 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony

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Biography

William Fletcher was born on 1 April 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Fletcher and Sarah Richardson. ^{[1] [2][3]}

Flecher, William, s. William and Sarah, Apr. 1, 1688

William married Tabitha ? and they had the following children: ^[4]

1. Luse, d. William and Tabitha, Feb. 21, 1710 p.65
2. Stephen, s. Willam and Tabitha, Apr. 3, 1713 p.67
3. William, s. William and Tabitha, Oct. 16, 1716 p.67
4. Tabitha, d. William and Tabitha, Dec. 26, 1721 p.67
5. Thankfull, d. William and Tabitha, Sept. 25, 1731 p.67

Sergeant William Fletcher died on 27 January 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.^[5] He is buried in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850; Middlessex County; Chelmsford, Births, Page 62 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Middlesex/Chelmsford/Images/Chelmsford_B062.shtml 
2. ↑ Fletcher Family: Fletcher, Edward Hatch, 1823-. Fletcher Family History: The Descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, Mass. Boston: Printed for the author, by Rand, Avery, & Co., 1881. Page 30 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31822035062959?urlappend=%3Bseq=44%3Bownerid=9007199276731911-58
3. ↑ Richardson Memorial: Vinton, John Adams; The Richardson memorial, comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, who came from England, and united with others in the foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, in the year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, of Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward and William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, with notices of Richardsons in England and elsewhere; Pub: 1876, Portland ME; Page 47 https://archive.org/details/richardsonmemori00vint/page/46/mode/2up?view=theater
4. ↑ Fletcher Family: Fletcher, Edward Hatch, 1823-. Fletcher Family History: The Descendants of Robert Fletcher of Concord, Mass. Boston: Printed for the author, by Rand, Avery, & Co., 1881. Page 209 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31822035062959?urlappend=%3Bseq=277%3Bownerid=9007199276731911-291
5. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   Citing Death, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934227.
   FamilySearch (accessed 8 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00100
   Sert William Fletcher death 27 Jan 1742 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.
6. ↑ Burial: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 March 2018), memorial page for William Fletcher (1 Apr 1688–27 Jan 1742), Find A Grave: Memorial #18168442, citing Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

• Pierce Genealogy by Frederic Beech Pierce with Frederick Clifton Pierce. Publication: Worcester: Press of Chas. Hamilton, 311 Main St., Boston, Mass.,1882