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Francis Richards (1837 - 1916)

Pvt Francis Richards
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 79 in Waverly, Cattaraugus, New Yorkmap
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Biography

Private Francis Richards served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 11, 1862
Mustered out: September 10, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company H 106th New York Infantry

Francis Richards was born in 1837 in Canada. He died on February 24, 1916 in Waverly, Cattaraugus, New York

Military

U.S. Civil War

RICHARDS, FRANCIS.—Age, 25 years. Enlisted, August 11, 1862, at Dickinson, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H , August 27, 1862; discharged for disability, September 10, 1863.[1]

Name: Francis Richards
Pension Date: 17 Apr 1907
Pension Place: New York, United States
Military Rank: [BLANK]
Military Unit: Infantry
Military Regiment: 106
File Name: 4936070
Shipping Company: H[2]

United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933

Francis Richards
Service P H 106 NY
Death Feb. 24, 1916 [3]

New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956

Francis Richards
Death 24 Feb 1916 Waverly, Cattaraugus, New York [4]

Burial:

Saint Ann's Cemetery, Saint Regis Falls, Franklin, New York [5]

Census Data

New York State Census, 1875 Dickinson, Franklin, New York

Francis Richards Male 37 Canada Farmer
Elizabeth Richards Female 35 Canada
Betsey Richards Female 13 Franklin
Eli Richards Son Male 10 Franklin

Lilie Richards Dau Female 8 Franklin

Joseph Richards Son Male 5 Franklin
Mary Ann Richards Dau Female 2yr 8 mos Franklin [6]

Sources

  1. https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
  2. "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHZL-2Y6 : 24 March 2016), Francis Richards, 1907.
  3. "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2Y-KQR : 19 February 2021), Francis Richards, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,917. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-F4QT-FQ?i=297&cc=1832324&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A2M2Y-KQR
  4. "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPB-PGXQ : 20 October 2019), Francis Richards, 1916.
  5. Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/93853257/francis-r-richards : accessed 03 June 2021), memorial page for Francis R Richards (15 Jul 1838–24 Feb 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #93853257, citing Saint Ann's Cemetery, Saint Regis Falls, Franklin County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Joel Church (contributor 47355364) .
  6. "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT8R-X29 : 18 February 2021), Francis Richards, Dickinson, Franklin, New York, United States; citing p. , line 43, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 878,020. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-95MV-RZT?i=14&cc=1918735&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AVT8R-X29
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93853257/francis-r-richards: accessed 02 October 2023), memorial page for Francis R Richards (15 Jul 1838–24 Feb 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #93853257, citing Saint Ann's Cemetery, Saint Regis Falls, Franklin County, New York, USA; Maintained by Joel Church (contributor 47355364).
  • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8X6-187 : 29 May 2021), Francis Richards, 1870.
  • "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP64-M1X : 8 March 2021), Francis Richards, Waverly, Saint Regis Falls Village, E.D. 01, Franklin, New York; citing p. 4, line 30, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 878,022.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5MW-RW5 : accessed 3 June 2021), Francis Richards, Waverly, Franklin, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 10A, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 938; FHL microfilm 1,374,951.




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