Sarah (Butterfield) Richardson
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Sarah (Butterfield) Richardson (1701 - 1788)

Sarah Richardson formerly Butterfield
Born in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Province ofMassachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 86 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Sarah Butterfield was born on September 23, 1701 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Province ofMassachusetts Bay, daughter of Benjamin Butterfield and Sarah Bates. [1]

Sarah and Zachariah Richardson were married.

Zachariah was born in February, 1696 in Chelmsford, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was the son of Lt. Josiah Richardson and Mary (Parish) Butterfield.

Their children were born in Chelmsford: [1]

  1. Sarah Richardson, b. Oct. 13, 1719.
  2. Zachariah Richardson, b. Feb. 19, 1722.
  3. Marcy Richardson, b. July 15, 1724.
  4. Bridget Richardson, b. Apr. 23, 1726.
  5. Deborah Richardson, b. June 1, 1727.
  6. Lydia Richardson, b. May 17, 1729.
  7. Mary Richardson, b. Feb. 20, 1730.
  8. Josiah Richardson, b. May 8, 1734.
  9. Rebecca Richardson, b. Feb. 16, 1736.
  10. Hannah Richardson, b. 1738.[citation needed]
  11. Lucy Richardson, b. Nov. 11, 1742.

Sarah died on August 11, 1788 in Chelmsford, aged 86. [1]

She was buried in Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [2]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18169292/sarah-richardson: accessed March 15, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Butterfield Richardson (23 Sep 1701–11 Aug 1788), Find A Grave: Memorial #18169292, citing Forefathers Burial Ground, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).
  • Vital Records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1914);
    • p. 37 "Births", "Butterfield"
      • "Sarah, d. Benjamin and Sarah, Sept. 23, 1701."
    • p. 130-3 "Births", "Richardson", "Richerdson"
      • "Bridget, d. Zachary and Sarah, Apr. 23, 1726."
      • "Deborah, d. Zachary and Sarah, June 1, 1727."
      • "Josiah, s. Zachery and Sary, May 8, 1734."
      • "Lucy, d. Zachariah and Sarah, Nov. 11, 1742."
      • "Lydia, d. Zachary and Sarah, May 17, 1729."
      • "Mercy, d. Zachary and Sary, July 15, 1724."
      • "Sary, d. Zachary and Sary, Oct. 13, 1719."
      • "Zachariah, s. Zachariah and Sarah, Feb. 19, 1721-2."
      • "Mary, d. Zachery and Sarah, Feb. 20, 1730-31."
      • "Rebeckeh, d. Zacheriah and Sarah, Feb. 16, 1735."
    • p. 435 "Deaths", "Richardson"
      • "Sarah, w. [wid. c. r. 1.] Capt. Zacheriah, Aug. 11, 1788. [a. 87 y. c. r. 1 ; a. 78 y. g. r. 1.]"




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