Robert Latham (aft. 1688 - 1762)

Born after 1688 in prob. Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Unknown) Latham — married 10 Jun 1756 in Smithfield, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 14 Apr 1762 before age 74 in Smithfield, Rhode Island

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Biography

Robert Latham was born in 1688 in prob. Providence, Rhode Island. His parents were Joseph Latham and Phebe Fenner.

He married Catherine Bowdish in 1720

Together they had 10 children:

1. Robert Latham
2. William Latham
3. Phebe Latham
4. Mary Latham
5. Joseph Latham
6. Arthur Latham
7. Eleanor Latham
8. Catherine Latham
9. John Latham
10. Susanna Latham

He married Lydia Patt on June 10, 1756 in Smithfield, Rhode Island^[1]

Together they had 2 children:

1. Benoni Latham
2. Zoriah Latham

He died on April 14, 1762, in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

His will is dated 3 April 1762 and proved on the third Monday of May 1762 in Smithfield, Rhode Island.^[2] His date of death is recorded in the heading of his inventory which was taken on 6 May 1762.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VJ-L8L : accessed 26 January 2022), Robert Latham, 10 Jun 1756; citing Marriage, Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 959,589.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649167_00444). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line], image 444-447. Council and Probate Records, Vol 2, 1749-1768, Page 411-416. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 33, 97-98