Rebecca (Snow) Richardson (1740 - 1822)

Born 4 May 1740 in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, New England (now Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA)

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Died 1 May 1822 at age 81 in Fryeburg, Oxford Co., Maine, USA

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Biography

Rebecca Snow was born on May 4, 1740 in Dunstable, Middlesex County, English Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England. This area later changed administrations and became the town of Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. Rebecca's parents were Lt. Joseph Snow (1697-1747) and his wife Bridgett (Unknown) Snow (1700-1773). Some family genealogies state her maiden name was Field or Fields but that is Unproven.^[1]

Rebecca Snow's Siblings:^[2]

1. Bridget Snow, b: 24 July 1719 - 1773
2. Joseph Snow, Jr, b: 19 Mar 1721 - 1722
3. John Snow, b: 11 June 1723 - 1724
4. Henry Snow, b: 25 Nov. 1725 - 1770
5. Elizabeth Evans (born Snow), b: 2 June 1730 - 1824
6. Mary Harvell (born Snow) 1742 - 1784
7. Sarah Snow, b: 30 May 1743 - 1792

On April 22, 1763 in Hudson, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire, Rebecca Snow married Rev. Zebediah Richardson, b: March 6, 1743 in Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. The couple had the following children:^[3]

1. David Richardson b: 5 Aug 1763 in West Nottingham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire
2. Nathan Richardson b: 20 Sep 1765 in Pelham, Hillsborough Co., New Hampshire
3. Zebadiah Richardson b: 26 Jan 1769 in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts
4. Bridget Richardson b: 1773 in Sanford, York Co., Maine
5. Caleb Richardson b: 4 Jul 1782 in Plymouth, Grafton Co., New Hampshire
6. Joshua Richardson b: 4 Apr 1784 in , New Hampshire
7. Luther Richardson b: 1787 in Sanford, York Co., Maine
8. Hannah Richardson b: ABT 1789 in Sanford, York Co., Maine
9. Sarah Richardson b: ABT 1791 in Sanford, York Co., Maine

The couple moved several times, no doubt as Rev. Richardson changed congregations. He was a Baptist minister, and was pastor of the Baptist Church in Fryeburg from 1787 to 1805, when the church was dissolved. He then connected himself with the Baptist Church in Cornish, Maine, still residing in Fryeburg.

Changes of Residence

Date: 1768

Place: Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire^[4]

Date: 1773

Place: Plymouth, Grafton County, New Hampshire^[5]

Date: 1785

Place: Sanford, York County, Maine^[6]

Date: 1787

Place: Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine^[7]

Military

Private Zebadiah Richardson, born 06 March 1743 in Dracut, Massachusetts, died after 20 June 1820 in Sanford, York County, Maine District, Massachusetts, husband to Rebecca Snow, is honored for service in New Hampshire: 1) CAPT JAMES OSGOOD'S CO OF RANGERS; LT MATTHEW THORNTON; 2) COL DAVID HOBART, MILITIA^[8]

Rev. Zebediah Richardson died in 1818 in Sanford, York County, Maine. He was buried at the Thompson Cemetery, Sanford, York County, Maine, USA. ^[9] Rebecca (Snow) Richardson survived his passing for 4 years. She died on May 1, 1822 in Fryeburg, Oxford County, Maine, USA. She was buried at the North Fryeburg Cemetery, Oxford County, Maine, USA. Plot: Lot 35. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ William V Honey Ancestors on RootsWeb - Joseph Snow Jr.
2. ↑ Dunstable MA Vital Records B080 - Births "Snow"
3. ↑ The New England Mathers on RootsWeb - Zebediah Richardson
4. ↑ Source: #S288 Page: 2:562-563
5. ↑ Source: #S288 Page: 2:562-563
6. ↑ Source: #S288 Page: 2:562-563
7. ↑ Source: #S288 Page: 2:562-563
8. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed June 4, 2023), "Record of Zebadiah Richardson", Ancestor # A096018.
9. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 11176059 - Rev. Zebediah Richardson
10. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 51362507 - Rebekah Snow Richardson

• Klein dna 2017 on RootsWeb - Rebecca Snow
• Source: S288 History of Plymouth, New Hampshire, 2 vols. by Stearns, Ezra S. University Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1906
• Source: S294 Cemetery Inscriptions in the Town of Plymouth, New Hampshire, by Vacca, Norton R.; Bagley, Michael O., and the Plymouth Historical Society: 1983 Repository: #R66 Call Number: ref NH 929
• Repository: R66 Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States
• Wilcox, Owen N.; History of the Family of Benjamin Snow who is a Descendant of Richard Snow of Woburn, Massachusetts. Gates Legal Publishing. Cleveland, Ohio. 1907. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 101 Newbury Street, Boston , Massachusetts, USA. digitally available at FamilySearch.

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Snow-897 was created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mark and others.

• WikiTree profile Snow-1536 was created through the import of complete.ged on Oct 7, 2012 by Billie Walsh. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Billie and others.

• WikiTree profile Snow-1568 was created through the import of wikitree1.ged on Oct 17, 2012 by Kimball G. Everingham. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Kimball G. and others.

• WikiTree profile Snow-1615 was created through the import of nicholson.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Jimmy Nicholson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jimmy and others.

• Thank you to Chet Snow for editing and merging these profiles into one profile, November 27, 2014. And for writing this biographical sketch and editing its sources on March 13, 2017.