Born in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Israel Bailey
and Keziah (Perry) Keith
Sister of
Rhoda Bailey, Israel Bailey, Hannah (Bailey) Packard, Abigail (Bailey) Lazell, Rachel (Bailey) Byram, Ward Bailey, Sarah Bailey and Elizabeth Bailey
Wife of
John Richards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Richards) Thayer, Daniel Richards, Benjamin Richards, Seth Richards, Luther Richards, Ezra Richards, Tamzen (Richards) Snow and Lydia Richards
Died
at age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jun 2018
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Biography
Keziah was born in 1734. She is the daughter of Israel Bailey and Keziah Perry. [1][2]
She married John Richards in 1751.[1][3] Keziah and John had 14 children: Sarah, John (died young), Kezia, Daniel, Benjamin, Rhoda, John, Seth, Luther, James, Ezra, Samsin (Samson), Lydia and Janet. Kezia died in 1807 : (*) "In memory of Mrs. Kezia, wife of Mr. John Richards, who died June 9, 1807, in her 73 year".
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bailey, H. R. (1900). Bailey genealogy: James, John, and Thomas, and their descendants : in 3 pts. Somerville, Mass: Citizen Co. p.323
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LS-2RX : 5 November 2017), Keziah Baily, 24 Sep 1734; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4X-J54 : 9 February 2018), John Richards and Kezia Bailey, 27 Nov 1751; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873752 IT 3.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27859695/keziah-richards : accessed 9 September 2021), memorial page for Keziah Bailey Richards (24 Sep 1734–9 Jun 1807), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27859695, citing Powder House Graveyard, West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Marina Williams (contributor 46998654) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keziah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Keziah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Keziah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Keziah:
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