Josiah
Richardson
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Harriet E. (Goodnow) Richardson
— married
25 Oct 1843 in Princeton, Massachusetts
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 45
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Nov 2018
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Biography
He married Harriet Goodnow in Princeton, Massachusetts in 1843.[1]
He died in 1853 when the Packet Ship Staffordshire was lost in a wreck off the coast of Nova Scotia. [2]
Tombstone inscription
- Josiah Richardson
- was lost Dec. 30, 1853
- off the coast of Nova Scotia
- in the wreck of the Packet Ship
- Staffordshire
- of which he was commander.
- Æt 45 yrs.
- Mrs. Sophia
- Wife of Capt. Josiah Richardson.
- died Oct. 16, 1812
- Æt. 26 yrs.
- Harriet E Goodnow
- wife of Capt. Josiah Richardon.
- died July 3, 1882
- Æt. 64 yrs.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4CZ-3KQ : 24 May 2018), Josiah Richardson and Harriet E. Goodnow, 25 Oct 1843; citing Princeton, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,255.
- ↑ Mountain View Cemetery (Shrewsbury, Massachusetts) Tombstone of Josiah Richardson, Section 6, grave 88, personally photographed. 5 Jul 2018.
See also:
- "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXH8-N5F : 10 March 2018), Josiah Richardson in entry for Edward A. Richardson, 08 Dec 1844, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #..., Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,726.
- "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXH8-N5V : 10 March 2018), Josiah Richardson in entry for Josiah E. Richardson, 08 Dec 1844, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #..., Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,420,726.
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7K2-4B3 : 10 March 2018), Josiah Richardson in entry for Augusta E. Richardson, 20 May 1846; citing Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, p 185, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,809.
- "Marine Disasters" The Pittsburgh Gazette 9 Jan 1854:1. Print. news clipping about the loss of the Staffordshire
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130811280/josiah-richardson: accessed 02 November 2022), memorial page for Capt Josiah Richardson (2 Sep 1808–30 Dec 1853), Find A Grave: Memorial #130811280, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
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