Richard CHURCH

(b. abt. 1608 , England d. 27 December 1668 , Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony )

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Richard CHURCH was born abt. 1608 in England

Richard CHURCH was the child of ? and ?

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Richard married Elizabeth WARREN 14 March 1635 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Elizabeth WARREN was born 20 January 1617 in England (United Kingdom). Elizabeth died 9 March 1670 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Richard WARREN and Elizabeth WALKER.

Richard CHURCH died 27 December 1668 in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Richard CHURCH married

Elizabeth WARREN-- Date: 14 March 1635 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth WARREN was the child of Richard WARREN and Elizabeth WALKER

Children of Richard CHURCH and Elizabeth WARREN:

Joseph CHURCH (b.abt. 1638, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 5 March 1711, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
m. Mary TUCKER 13 December 1660 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin CHURCH (b.abt. 1639, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 January 1717, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )
m. Alice SOUTHWORTH 26 February 1667 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)

Nathaniel CHURCH (b.abt. 1642, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 5 March 1707, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Sarah BARSTOW 1666 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Caleb CHURCH (b.8 August 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1722, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Joanna SPRAGUE 16 December 1667 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail CHURCH (b.22 June 1648, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 December 1677, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
m. Samuel THAXTER 19 December 1666 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Born about 1608 (deposed 27 Apr 1657 aged 48 years or thereabouts; deposed 25 Aug 1664 aged about 56 years). Came to Plymouth Colony in 1630 as servant to Francis Webb & first settled in Weymouth. Moved to Plymouth in 1631, Eastham in 1649, Charlestown by 1652, and finally Hingham in 1654. Died in Dedham 26 December 1668, probably on a visit to his son Caleb. In his will, written the day before his death, he calls himself of Hingham, but the witnesses are all of Dedham.
Married by 7 March 1636/ 7 (and probably by 14 March 1635/ 6), Elizabeth Warren, daughter of RICHARD WARREN. She died in Hingham 9 March 1669/ 70.
Their ten children: Elizabeth Hobart, Joseph, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Charles, Caleb, Abigail Thaxter, Sarah Burroughs, Mary, & Deborah.
'He died in Dedham where he was on a visit, his demise taking place 'Sabbath day erly in the morning,' and is buried in Hingham at a spot which is covered now by the highway leading to the Old Steamboat Wharf, and near the water. (Letter of...Read MORE...

1609 - Galileo's telescope is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1635 Marriage / Partner
Richard CHURCH and Elizabeth WARREN 14 March 1635, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

1647 Birth of Child
Caleb CHURCH was born 8 August 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

1648 Birth of Child
Abigail CHURCH was born 22 June 1648, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

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

1660 Marriage of Child
Joseph CHURCH married 13 December 1660, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Mary TUCKER

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Marriage of Child
Abigail CHURCH married 19 December 1666, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Samuel THAXTER

1667 Marriage of Child
Benjamin CHURCH married 26 February 1667, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury) to Alice SOUTHWORTH

1667 Marriage of Child
Caleb CHURCH married 16 December 1667, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna SPRAGUE