Frances ( Fanny) Richardson was born on 20 December 1773 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, her father, Captain William Richardson, was 35, and her mother, Anna, was 37. She married Captain Michael HOGAN on 15 December 1789 in her hometown. They had four children during their marriage..
1- eldest daughter was named Frances. She never married, and lived at Staten Island
2- Harriet was the second daughter, and she married a physician of note in this city.
3- third daughter was named Sophia. She married a person named Donnelly,
4- William
She died on 9 October 1859 in Staten Island, New York, USA, having lived a long life of 85 years
They called Frances a “dark-skinned Indian princess,” and fell in with most of Hogan’s braggadocio, which included the claim that on his marriage, he had received a dowry of “400,000 English sovereigns, or about two million dollars,” or according to other sources, “40,000 pounds in gold.”
Frances (“Fanny”) RICHARDSON (b) Bombay 20 Dec 1773, (c) 2 September 1775 (m) Captain Michael HOGAN, trading ship captain, on 14 Sep 1789 in Bombay, aged 15. (d) 9 October 1859 at New Brighton, Staten Island, New York USA
Birth: unknown Death: Oct. 9, 1859 New Brighton Richmond County (Staten Island) New York, USA
Frances Hogan died on Sunday morning, October 9, 1859, at New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Frances was the widow of the late Michael Hogan Esquire, of New York. She was 89 years old.
The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral without further notice, on Wednesday morning at a quarter before eleven o'clock, at Christ's Church, New Brighton. Carriages will be in waiting at the New Brighton landing on arrival of the ten o'clock boat from New York.
Frances Hogan
Birth Year: abt 1770
Event: Death
Spouse: Michael Hogan
Death Date: 9 Oct 1859
Death Place: New Brighton
Age at Death: 89
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 10 Oct 1859
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 83432
Created by: The Navigator Record added: Jul 05, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 132368216
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Death: Oct. 9, 1859 New Brighton Richmond County (Staten Island) New York, USA
Frances Hogan died on Sunday morning, October 9, 1859, at New Brighton, Staten Island, New York. Frances was the widow of the late Michael Hogan Esquire, of New York. She was 89 years old.
The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral without further notice, on Wednesday morning at a quarter before eleven o'clock, at Christ's Church, New Brighton. Carriages will be in waiting at the New Brighton landing on arrival of the ten o'clock boat from New York.