Benjamin Richards (1714 - 1755)

Born 12 Aug 1714 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Thayer) Richards — married 8 Sep 1734 in Weymouth, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 25 Jan 1755 at age 40 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Benjamin Richards was born on August 12, 1714, in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts^[1]. ^[2]

Benjamin Richards and Abigail Thayer married on 8 Sep 1734 in Weymouth, Massachusetts^[3]

"Dr. Richards was an eminent physician and skillful practitioner in his day, especially in the throat distemper, which, with the bloody flux (dysentery) were so fatal in the years 1746, '47, '48 and '49.

Dr Richards was 41 years old when he died and is buried at North Weymouth Cemetery located in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ^[4]

Benjamin and Abigail (Thayer) Richards had the following (10) children:^[5]

1. Benjamin, b. 29 Nov. 1735; died 29 Nov. 1735
2. Benjamin, b. 21 Feb. 1737; died 21 Feb. 1737
3. Benjamin, b. 24 Dec. 1738; died 1756/7
4. Ephraim, b. 25 Oct. 1740; m. Christian Rogers
5. Abigail, b. 6 Nov. 1742; m. Jonathan French
6. Sarah, b. 15 Oct. 1744; m. Leonard Miller
7. Joanna, b. 26 Sept 1746; Lemuel Howe
8. Peter Hunt, b. 13 Jan. 1748/9; died 1778
9. Ruth, b. 28 Aug. 1750; died 26 Sept. 1833
10. Mary, b. 9. April 1753; m. Samuel Jones

Sources

1. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Weymouth, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 Volume I - Births (Boston, Mass. 1910)(Free e-book) p. 255
2. ↑ Birth Record
3. ↑ Richards Thayer Marriage Record
4. ↑ Memorial
5. ↑ Esther Littleford Woodsworth-Barnes, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16, Part 1, The Descendants of John Alden, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. "The Silver Book" Page 530

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Weymouth Births, Marriages and Death, Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).(shareable view)

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).(shareable view)

• Thayer, Bezaleel, Memorial of the Thayer Name from the Massachuesetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree, Embracing Genealogical and Biographical Stories, 1874, p. 642.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 July 2020), memorial page for Dr Benjamin Richards (12 Aug 1714–25 Jan 1755), Find a Grave Memorial no. 40126161, citing North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Charlie Morgan (contributor 47142894) .

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stanley Wood for creating Richards-3690 on 15 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stanley and others.