Joseph Richardson (1815 - 1899)

Born 24 Mar 1815 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA

Ancestors

Died 9 Aug 1899 at age 84 in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joseph Richardson; b. 24 Mar 1815 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine;

m. Mercy S. Higgins, daughter of William Higgins and Ruth Richardson, 3 Sep 1842 at Eden, Hancock, Maine;

He died 9 Aug 1899 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine age 84; he was buried at Old County Road Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Joseph Richardson and Mercy S. Higgins all b. at Eden, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:

• i. Abbie Florence Richardson; b. 29 Jun 1850.
• ii. Arthur W. Richardson; b. 10 Feb 1853; m. Georgia E. Mills, daughter of Andrew Jackson Mills and Abigail Salisbury, 16 Sep 1877 at Eden, Hancock, Maine.
• iii. Cecelia Richardson; b. 31 Dec 1854.
• iv. Julia T. Richardson; b. 9 Dec 1856; d. 30 Oct 1875 at age 18; she was buried at Old County Road Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

Sources

• Birth: "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-TP6 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Richardson, 24 Mar 1815; citing MOUNT DESERT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,572.
• Death: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDF-4B9 : 24 September 2017), Joseph Richardson, 09 Aug 1899; citing Trenton, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
• Find A Grave,(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88131542/joseph-richardson: accessed 03 September 2023), memorial page for Joseph Richardson (9 Aug 1815–9 Aug 1899), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88131542, citing Old County Road Cemetery, Town Hill, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Wildflower (contributor 47716214).

Acknowledgments

Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Richardson-5045 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2LAW_2013-04-28_01.ged on Apr 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

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