Richard DWELLEY

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10 March 1659 , Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

24 December 1708 , Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Richard DWELLEY Dinah UNKNOWN

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Born: 10 March 1659 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Richard DWELLEY

Mother: Dinah UNKNOWN

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Richard married Amey GLASS 4 April 1682 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Amey GLASS was born abt. 1662 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury). Amey died abt. 1689 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA . Amey was the child of Roger GLASS and Mary LAUNDER?.

Richard married (2) Elizabeth SIMMONS abt. 1689 in Scituate, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth SIMMONS was born abt. 1651 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury). Elizabeth died 24 February 1707 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury). Elizabeth was the child of Moses SIMMONS and Sarah UNKNOWN CHANDLER?.

Richard DWELLEY died 24 December 1708 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Richard DWELLEY married

Amey GLASS
Marriage date: 4 April 1682
Marriage place: Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Amey GLASS was the child of Roger GLASS and Mary LAUNDER?

Marriage notes:

1682 DWELLY Richard and Eame Glass of Duxborough, Apr. 4, 1682. * Marriage Scituate

Children of Richard DWELLEY and Amey GLASS

Mary DWELLEY

Born: 29 March 1684, Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 29 July 1764, Duxbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Richard DWELLEY

Born: 23 November 1685, Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Elizabeth DWELLEY

Born: 25 August 1687, Scituate, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 30 May 1751, Lebanon, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Joshua DWELLEY

Born: 2 June 1689, Scituate, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: abt. 1759, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Elizabeth HOWARD 6 February 1710 Place: Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)

Richard DWELLEY married

Elizabeth SIMMONS
Marriage date: abt. 1689
Marriage place: Scituate, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Elizabeth SIMMONS was the child of Moses SIMMONS and Sarah UNKNOWN CHANDLER?

Marriage notes:

DWELLEY Richard Richard (-1708) & 2-wf Elizabeth [SIMMONS] by 17 Jun 1689 Scituate (Duxbury 307 Gen. Adv. 2:89-90 Ayers-Byram 13 Bullard Anc. 245 Putnam's Mag. 5:8 Dwelly 11 MD 31:60 Backus Anc. 164 Bartlett-Jenkins 111, 112)

Children of Richard DWELLEY and Elizabeth SIMMONS

Ruth DWELLEY

Born: 27 July 1691, Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Samuel DWELLEY

Born: 16 April 1693, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Lydia DWELLEY

Born: 16 April 1695, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Margaret DWELLEY

Born: 19 June 1696, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

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Birth — 1659
10 March 1659
Scituate, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Richard DWELLEY - Title History of Scituate, Massachusetts: from its first settlement to 1831 Author Samuel Deane Publisher J. Loring, 1831 Original from Harvard Uni

Title History of Scituate, Massachusetts: from its first settlement to 1831
Author Samuel Deane
Publisher J. Loring, 1831
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Oct 5, 2007
Length 406 pages
Page 265

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1682 Marriage / Partner
Richard DWELLEY and Amey GLASS 4 April 1682, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Mary DWELLEY was born 29 March 1684, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 25 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
Richard DWELLEY was born 23 November 1685, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 26 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Elizabeth DWELLEY was born 25 August 1687, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 28 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Joshua DWELLEY was born 2 June 1689, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 30 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Ruth DWELLEY was born 27 July 1691, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 32 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Samuel DWELLEY was born 16 April 1693, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 34 years old.

1695 Birth of Child
Lydia DWELLEY was born 16 April 1695, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 36 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Margaret DWELLEY was born 19 June 1696, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Richard was 37 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1707 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SIMMONS died 24 February 1707, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)

1708
1708 DWELLY Richard, Dec. 24, 1708. Death Scituate
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Death — 1708
24 December 1708
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 49.

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