Richard Friend Jr. (1766 - 1849)

Born 14 Jan 1766 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Kimball) Friend — married 21 Oct 1787 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1849 at age 83 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Richard Friend (Richard 5, James 4, John 3, James 2, John 1), son of Richard and Hannah (Ober) Friend, was born 14 Jan 1766 in Wenham, Massachusetts. ^[1]

Richard Jr. Friend and Mrs Martha Kimball, both of Wenham, registered marriage intention 28 Aug 1786 at Wenham, Massachusetts, ^[2] and were married at Gloucester, Massachusetts, on 21 Oct 1787 ^[3]

They moved to Gloucester about 1796 where Richard was occupied as a carpenter and builder of the fisheries, a director of the Gloucester Bank from 1796, and in the shipping insurance business. He was a deacon of the Unitarian-Universalist Church from 1832 and served on various parish committees 1831-1833. ^[1]

Their children born in Gloucester: ^[1]

• Lemuel (1788-1866)
• Martha (1790-1855)
• Mary (1793-1872)
• Richard (1795-1855)
• George F (1797-1872)
• Sally (1800-1865)
• William Scott (1802-1874)
• Josiah Ober (1804-1874)
• Samuel Kimball (1807-1873)
• Joseph (1809-1867)
• Eliza (1811-1890)

Richard died of "old age" in Gloucester, 15 Jul 1849, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery on Washington Street, Gloucester. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} The history & genealogy of John Friend of Salem, Massachusetts and his descendants (c. 1636 to c. 1910), by Peter Pindar Stearns, publication date 1997; pages 25-26. (https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00stea)
2. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 / Family Search, FHL microfilm 007011143
3. ↑ Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0864859 & 0864861-0864862

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q29P-9FWL : 13 July 2016), Richard Friend, 14 Jan 1766; citing Birth, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWWV-77K : 10 December 2014), Richard Friend in entry for Joseph O. Friend, 04 May 1874; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 265 p 180, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,204.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWWV-7Q3 : 10 December 2014), Richard Friend in entry for William Scott Friend, 10 Apr 1874; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 265 p 180, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,204.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHWC-WYZ : 13 July 2016), Richard Jr. Freind and Mrs. Martha Kimball, 28 Aug 1786; citing Marriage, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 864,290.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7G9-2LX : 10 December 2014), Richard Friend, 15 Jul 1849; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 39 p 167, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,811.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NW9D-P61 : 10 December 2014), Richard in entry for Samuel K. Friend, 30 Oct 1873; citing Gloucester, Massachusetts, v 256 p 209, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,202.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZZB-MBS : 4 December 2014), Richard Friend, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0823641 V. 1-2.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ23-4NY : 4 December 2014), Richard Friend, 14 Jan 1766; citing WENHAM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823764 IT 8.

• "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH1B-PP1 : 10 December 2014), Richard Friend, 15 Jul 1849; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 9 p 337; FHL microfilm 864,862.