Stephen Richardson died in Woburn on March 6, 1787, "in the 81st year of his age." He was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn, where his gravestone reads:[2][4][5]
In Memory of
Mr STEPHEN RICHARDSON
who died March 6th 1787
In the 81st Year
of His Age.
Sources
↑Vinton: Page 196. Citing: "1571. Deacon Stephen Richardson ... married Nov. 21, 1695, Bridget Richardson ... Children: ... 1681. Stephen, b. about 1707; m. Mary Sawyer."
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.6Vinton: Page 220. Citing: "1681. Stephen Richardson ... son of Dea. Stephen and Bridget Richardson; born in Woburn, about 1707; married, Aug. 26, 1736,
MARY SAWYER, born in Woburn, Sept. 14, 1706, daughter of Joshua and Mary Sawyer, of Woburn. Her father, Joshua, born June 20, 1684, was son of Joshua Sawyer, of that place. They lived in Woburn, on the confines of Stoneham. His will
is dated 1783; proved April 4, 1787. He died March 6, 1787, aged 81. [Gravestone.] His wife Mary died Nov. 22, 1783, aged 77. [Gravestone.] [4. Children]."
↑Woburn Records: PART III. MARRIAGES. Page 229. Citing: "Stephen Richardson and Mary Sawyer, both of Woburn, Aug. 26, 1736."
↑Woburn Records: PART II. EPITAPHS, FIRST BURIAL-GROUND. Page 54*. Citing: "(261.) 'In Memory of M'r Stephen Richardson who died March 6'th 1787 In the 81'st Year of His Age.'
Stephen Richardson, son of Deacon Stephen (epitaph 157) and Bridget (epitaph 149) Richardson, 'born about 1707.' His wife was Mary Sawyer (epitaph 256). '1787, March 8, Mr Stephen Richardson died ; buried this week.' (S. Thompson's Diary.)"
↑Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 160. Citing: "RICHARDSON, Mr. Stephen, s. of _____, March 6, 1787 ; 81 y."
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2019), memorial page for Stephen Richardson (1707–6 Mar 1787), Find A Grave: Memorial #7849518, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Longabard (contributor 46588619).
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