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Esther (Richards) Estey (1705 - 1805)

Esther Estey formerly Richards
Born in Lynn, Essex, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 7 Jun 1723 in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 100 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USAmap
Profile last modified | Created 6 Jun 2010
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Biography

Esther Richards was born on July 07, 1705, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Her parents were Crispus Richards and Sarah Collins.

She married Aaron Estey on June 07, 1723, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.[1]

Together they had 12 children:

  1. Aaron Estey
  2. Isaac Estey
  3. Aaron Estey
  4. Hannah Estey
  5. Mary Estey
  6. Isaac Estey
  7. Abigail Estey
  8. Esther Estey
  9. William Estey
  10. Daniel Estey
  11. William Estey
  12. Esther Estey

She died on 17 July 1805 (the first newspaper death notice happened on August 23, 1805), in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.[2]

Obituary

DIED: At Topsfield, Mrs. ESTHER ESTEY, aged 100, relict of the late Mr. Aaron Estey--Early in her youth she became devoted to religion, and was a distinguished member of Christ's Church, for about eighty years.

During which time she maintained a character comporting with her profession. As a wife she was kind, prudent, and virtuous; she was an affectionate and an instructive parent, a humane and indulgent mistress, a generous and obliging neighbor, and a faithful, hospitable friend, at who habitation wine and oil were poured into the wounds of the afflicted, and the indigent were not sent empty away.

As a Christian she was humble and submissive, yet zealous and active, placing all confidence in the merits of Jesus---She stood with her arms girt about, and her lamp trimmed and burning, waiting with patience for that glorious day, when her Lord should call her from this vain world to shout forth ceaseless praises to her redeemer, in his kingdom of unfading felicity. [3]


Sources

  1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8Z-PZWP : 19 April 2021), Aron Estes and Esther Richards, 7 Jun 1723; citing Marriage, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009707.
  2. Ancestry.com ( https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/10178822/person/-500811750/hints). Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line], Topsfield, Vital Record Transcripts, image 216. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  3. GenealogyBank.com, "True American and Commercial Daily Advertiser", Monday, Aug 26, 1805, Philadelphia, PA, Page 2




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