Richard CHURCH

Born

abt. 1608 , England

Died

27 December 1668 , Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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. Elizabeth died 9 March 1670 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Elizabeth was the child of Richard WARREN and Elizabeth WALKER .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Richard CHURCH

Richard CHURCH married

Elizabeth WARREN
Marriage date: 14 March 1635
Marriage 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

Born: abt. 1638, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 5 March 1711, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Mary TUCKER 13 December 1660 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Benjamin CHURCH

Born: abt. 1639, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 17 January 1717, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Married: Alice SOUTHWORTH 26 February 1667 Place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Nathaniel CHURCH

Born: abt. 1642, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 5 March 1707, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Sarah BARSTOW 1666 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Caleb CHURCH

Born: 8 August 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1722, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Joanna SPRAGUE 16 December 1667 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Abigail CHURCH

Born: 22 June 1648, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 23 December 1677, Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Married: Samuel THAXTER 19 December 1666 Place: Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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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

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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)