Richard was born on May 10, 1776 at Preston, CT, to Jesse Button and Sibel Rainsford.[1]
Richard married Amelia Sims, who is stated to be his wife on her gravestone.[2] They had:
Ransford
and others
Sources
↑Preston, Connecticut, Vital Records. Volume 2 (Hartford: Connecticut State Library, 1930); imaged, FamilySearch; DGS ("Records of births, marriages, deaths v. 1-2 1672-1848"). Page 19
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 October 2019), memorial page for Amelia Button (1778–1833), Find A Grave: Memorial #50546744, citing Erieville Cemetery, Nelson, Madison County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Andrew L. (contributor 46818829) .
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