Richard Hildreth (1807 - 1865)

Born 28 Jun 1807 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Gould (Negus) Hildreth — married 7 Jun 1845 (to 11 Jul 1865) in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Died 11 Jul 1865 at age 58 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy

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Biography

Richard Hildreth is Notable.

Richard Hildreth is notable:^[1]

• American journalist, author, historian, abolitionist
• Graduated from Harvard College and admitted to the bar at Boston in 1830
• 1832, became joint founder and editor of a daily newspaper, the Boston Atlas
• 1834, wrote a popular anti-slavery novel The Slave: or Memoir of Archy Moore
• Authored History of the United States of America covering 1497–1821 and published 1840-1853
• Between 1857 and 1860, worked for the New York Tribune and during the same period he wrote several anti-slavery tracts for the fledgling Republican party
• Appointed as the United States consul at Trieste from 1861 - 1865 during the Lincoln administration
• Resigned consul appointment due to health issues, moved to Florence, Italy and died there on 11 June 1865

Birth and Parents

Richard Hildreth was born in Massachusetts.

Richard the first son and eldest of seven children of Hosea Hildreth and Sarah McLeod was born on 28 June 1807 at Deerfield, Massachusetts.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Richard married Caroline Gould Negus on 7 June 1845 at Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.^[3] They had two children born at Boston:

1. Arthur Shelly McLeod Hildreth (b. 1848; d. 25 Nov 1904, Boston, MA)^[4][5]
2. Ernest Angelo Hildreth (b. 1851)

In 1850, Richard (43 years), wife Caroline (38 years), their son Arthur M. (2 years), Richard's widowed mother Sarah (69 years, incorrectly identified as "Susan") and two servants, Cutte Dolan (19 years, b. Ireland) and Mary Murphy (25 years, b. Ireland) were living at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.^[6]

Death and Burial

Richard Hildreth died on 11 July 1865 in his 58th year at Florence, Italy. He is buried in the Cimitero Acattolico at Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.^[7] and ^[8]

Research Note

• A lengthy notice of Richard's death was included in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register in 1866.^[9]
• Richard has two Find-A-Grave profiles. Both managers were contacted on 1 March 2022 to let them know that their work needs to be combined into one memorial for this person.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hildreth
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXL-J6L : 15 January 2020), Hosea Hildreth in entry for Richard Hildreth, 1807.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4CC-KGN : 10 March 2021), Richard Hildreth and Caroline Negus, 7 Jun 1845; citing Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,255.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4H-2LY : 10 November 2020), Richard Hildreth in entry for Arthur Hildreth, 25 Nov 1904; citing Death, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004276199.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWJT-BQL : 2 March 2021), Richard Hildreth in entry for Arthur Hildreth, 25 Nov 1904; citing Boston, Massachusetts, 9698, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,069,340.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS6-ZMF : 22 December 2020), Richard Hildreth, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148286746/richard-hildreth : accessed 28 February 2022), memorial page for Richard Hildreth (28 Jun 1807–11 Jul 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148286746, citing Cimitero Acattolico, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy ; Maintained by gen2003 (contributor 47193915).
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163405044/richard-hildreth : accessed 01 March 2022), memorial page for Richard Hildreth (1807–1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163405044, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Byazoo (contributor 48232568).
9. ↑ "Deaths" New England Historical and Genealogical Register New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston, NEHGR 20 (Jan 1866): 79. Image copy. Accessed at Archive.org on 5 April 2017 Internet Archive

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hildreth
• Carnes, Mark C. (2005). Richard Hildreth. American National Biography, Supplement 2. Pages. 258–260.
• Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. (1940). The Problem of Richard Hildreth. New England Quarterly Vol 13, No. 2. Pages 223-245.

Acknowledgements

• Biography rewritten with inline sourcing following additional research and photos added by Carol Baldwin on 28 February 2022.