Stephen RICHARDSON

Born

15 August 1649 , Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

22 March 1718 , Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Samuel RICHARDSON Joanna THAKE

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Born: 15 August 1649 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: Samuel RICHARDSON

Mother: Joanna THAKE

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Stephen married Abigail Justus WYMAN 2 January 1674 in Billerica, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abigail Justus WYMAN was born abt. 1659 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail Justus died 17 September 1720 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA.

Stephen RICHARDSON died 22 March 1718 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Stephen RICHARDSON married

Abigail Justus WYMAN
Marriage date: 2 January 1674
Marriage place: Billerica, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Children of Stephen RICHARDSON and Abigail Justus WYMAN

William RICHARDSON

Born: 14 December 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 6 September 1749, Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Rebecca VINTON 15 September 1703 Place: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Seth RICHARDSON

Born: 16 January 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 1 September 1747, Attleboro, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Mary BROWN 18 January 1714 Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

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Birth — 1649
15 August 1649
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1674 Marriage / Partner
Stephen RICHARDSON and Abigail Justus WYMAN 2 January 1674, Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica)

He was 24 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
William RICHARDSON was born 14 December 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 29 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Seth RICHARDSON was born 16 January 1689, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Stephen was 39 years old.

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

1703 Marriage of Child
William RICHARDSON married 15 September 1703, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA to Rebecca VINTON

1714 Marriage of Child
Seth RICHARDSON married 18 January 1714, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro) to Mary BROWN

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First Burial Ground Woburn Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1718
22 March 1718
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 68.

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First Burial Ground Woburn Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

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Record added: 6/27/2016 9:18:11 AM
Last updated: 6/1/2024 6:31:53 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state