Born
about 12 Apr 1752 in
Philleigh, Cornwall, England
Ancestors
Descendants
Died
about 21 May 1833
at about age 81
in
Looe, Cornwall, England
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Biography
Richard Hitchens was the son of William Hitchens and Joanna Webster . He was baptized in Philleigh, Cornwall, on 12 April 1752.[1]
Richard married Elizabeth Stephens in her hometown of St. Clement, Cornwall, on 20 August 1775.[2] The couple had at least eleven children together:
Richard died in Looe, Cornwall, in May 1833,[14] less than two months after his wife. He is buried in Feock.
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMTB-B6N : 20 September 2020), Joanna in entry for Richard Hitching, 1752.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFZC-FBW : 13 March 2020), Richard Hitchens, 1775.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5ZR-HB8 : 20 March 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Francis Hichens, 1775.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7SG-1VJ : 20 March 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Richard Hitchins, 1778.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JWFT-W9Z : 20 March 2020), Elizabeth in entry for James Hitchens, 1780.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMTB-Y5W : 20 September 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Henry Hitchens, 1783.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J73S-9LV : 20 September 2020), Eliz in entry for Elizabeth Hitchins, 1785.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-B9N : 20 September 2020), Elizabeth in entry for William Hitchins, 1788.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB76-ZX7 : 20 September 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Joanna Hitchins, 1791.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3FS-T5B : 20 September 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Mary Hitchens, 1793.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3FS-TF8 : 20 September 2020), Elizabeth in entry for Robert Hitchens, 1796.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J73S-S4P : 20 September 2020), Eliz in entry for Jenifer Hitchens, 1799.
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5D6-RQP : 20 September 2020), Eliz in entry for Margaret Hitchens, 1799.
↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8KX-7NP : 15 March 2020), Richard Hitchens, 1833.
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