Mary (Folsom) Richardson (abt. 1762 - 1839)

Born about 1762 in New Hampshire [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Richardson — married 28 Mar 1782 in Epping, New Hampshire, USA

Descendants

Died 1839 at about age 77 in Orange, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Mary was born to John and Eleanor (Folsom) Folsom.^[1][2] Although her birthdate isn't given, based on marrying in 1782, her birth is estimated to have been around 1762.

Note: there was another Mary Richardson, daughter of Josiah Richardson, born March 17, 1763.

Mary married Samuel Richardson on March 28, 1782.^[3] They had many children.

She passed away in Orange, Vermont in 1839.^[4] Mary and Samuel were both buried in their orchard at the old homestead near East Orange, Vermont.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ A genealogy of the Folsom family, John Folsom and his descendants, 1615-1882, by Jacob Chapman, published 1882, page 40
2. ↑ Folsom, Elizabeth Knowles,Genealogy of the Folsom family : a revised and extended edition, including English records 1638-1938, published 1952, page 258
3. ↑ New Hampshire Births to 1901, Deaths and Marriages to 1937 Brides F to 1901, page 13767
4. ↑ Vermont Vital Records 1760-1954
5. ↑ The Richardson memorial comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson, who came from England..., by John Adams Vinton, published 1876, page 833-4