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RICHARDS, Jonathan

Male 1761 - 1837  (76 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  RICHARDS, Jonathan was born on 2 May 1761 in Edgecomb, ME (son of RICHARDS, Dodipher and FAWN, Indian maiden Little); died on 29 Oct 1837 in Lincolnville, ME.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    FindaGrave:
    GRID=134795194

    Jonathan married WADSWORTH, Hannah in CA 1799 in ME. Hannah was born in CA 1764 in ME; died before 1864 in ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  RICHARDS, Dodipher was born in 1745 in Dover, NH (son of RICHARDS, James and FOSS, Sarah); died in 1825 in Lincolnville, ME.

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    • AFN: 2FJK-L2
    • _COLOR: 11
    • Residence: 1790, Camden, ME

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    GRID=134795649

    Dodipher married FAWN, Indian maiden Little. Little was born about 1747 in NH; died before 1847. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  FAWN, Indian maiden Little was born about 1747 in NH; died before 1847.

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    That same year 1767, Dodavah & Joseph Richards cleared a plot of land on which to build a cabin. In those days a family with a cabin could claim and hold a certain amount of land,and in addition each member of the family as they were born could when married fence in and claim a parcel of land.  When the fall weather set in, Joseph went to Bristol to tell his brother James of this place, the timber, & ect... Dodavah, in the meantime was taken sick, and could not make the trip. Dodavah was taken in by some friendly Indians, who took him to what is now Beauchamp Point.  There was a cave on the East side, near Dedman's cove.  (The roof fell in about 1908.) Dodavah had a high fever.  The Indians warmed up rocks from the shore, covered Dodavah with bearskins, and placed the rocks around him.  It was cold and blustery, Dodavah had the shakes, so a young Indian maiden got under the skins with Dodavah, to get him warm,and break the fever.  Dodavah survived the ordeal.  Later he took this Indian girl for his wife.  The story is---the Indians would name their children after anything unusual that happened about that time. So, the Maiden's father was known as "Big Thunder" as he was born during a thunder shower; the Indian maiden was "Little Fawn" as deer had its young at the same time that the Indian girl was born, so --- "Little Fawn."

    In the spring of 1768, Joseph came back to Megunticook. Dodavah,and Joseph, with the help of the friendly Indians, cut logs, built a cabin, gathered rock for a fireplace, took clay from the river to chink the logs, and bond the rock in the fireplace.

    In the fall of 1768, Joseph went back to Bristol, and told James that the cabin was ready for him.  Joseph then went back to the cabin, and found Dodavah with his Indian girl whom he now called Sarah.

    (Ed Note: I can find no publication called "Little's Genealogy and Family History of Maine". If true, then "Little Fawn" would be a member of the Penobscot tribe in Maine. I include the story as a family history story.)

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    GRID=134795681

    Children:
    1. 1. RICHARDS, Jonathan was born on 2 May 1761 in Edgecomb, ME; died on 29 Oct 1837 in Lincolnville, ME.
    2. RICHARDS, Dodiphar Jr. was born in 1762 in ME; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  RICHARDS, James was born in 1703 in Newbury, MA (son of RICHARDS, John and CHENEY, Sarah); died in 1789 in Camden, ME.

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    • _COLOR: 2

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    Ancestral File Number: 2FJK-8B

    James married FOSS, Sarah. Sarah (daughter of FOSS, William and BUSWELL, Sarah) was born about 1713 in Dover, NH; was christened in 1714 in Greenland, NH; died before 1813 in NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  FOSS, Sarah was born about 1713 in Dover, NH; was christened in 1714 in Greenland, NH (daughter of FOSS, William and BUSWELL, Sarah); died before 1813 in NH.

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    • _COLOR: 8

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    Ancestral File Number: 2FJK-9H

    Children:
    1. RICHARDS, Sarah was born in 1741 in Dover, NH; was christened on 25 Dec 1750 in Dover, NH; died on 15 Jan 1828 in Camden, ME.
    2. RICHARDS, James was born about 1743 in Dover, NH; died on 21 Oct 1821 in Camden, ME; was buried in Camden, ME.
    3. 2. RICHARDS, Dodipher was born in 1745 in Dover, NH; died in 1825 in Lincolnville, ME.
    4. RICHARDS, Joseph was born in 1747 in Dover, NH; died before 1847 in NH.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  RICHARDS, JohnRICHARDS, John was born about 1670 in Newbury, MA; died in Apr 1775 in Newbury, MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    Ancestral File Number: 2FJK-BN

    FindaGrave:
    GRID=214921722

    John married CHENEY, Sarah on 16 Jul 1696 in Newburyport, MA. Sarah (daughter of CHENEY, Daniel and BAILEY, Sarah) was born on 11 Sep 1666 in Newbury, MA; died in 1720 in MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  CHENEY, SarahCHENEY, Sarah was born on 11 Sep 1666 in Newbury, MA (daughter of CHENEY, Daniel and BAILEY, Sarah); died in 1720 in MA.

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    • _COLOR: 11

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    FindaGrave:
    GRID=214921746

    Children:
    1. RICHARDS, John was born on 13 Sep 1697 in Newbury, MA; died before 1797 in MA.
    2. RICHARDS, Sarah was born on 13 Sep 1697 in Newbury, MA; died before 1797.
    3. RICHARDS, Mehittable was born on 25 Jun 1699 in Newburyport, MA; died on 10 Jul 1774 in Boston, MA; was buried in Boston, MA.
    4. RICHARDS, Benjamin was born on 24 Apr 1700 in Newbury, MA; died on 15 Dec 1796 in Atkinson, NH; was buried in Atkinson, NH.
    5. RICHARDS, Sarah was born on 10 Feb 1701 in Newburyport, MA; died before 1801.
    6. 4. RICHARDS, James was born in 1703 in Newbury, MA; died in 1789 in Camden, ME.
    7. RICHARDS, Humphrey was born in May 1704 in Newbury, MA; died before 1804 in MA.
    8. RICHARDS, Mary was born on 25 Aug 1706 in Newbury, MA; died before 1806 in MA.
    9. RICHARDS, Daniel was born on 25 Jan 1711 in Newbury, MA; died before 1811.

  3. 10.  FOSS, William was born on 11 Mar 1673 in RyeBeach, NH (son of FOSS, John Johan and BERRY, Mary); died on 12 Dec 1718 in Greenland, NH.

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    William married BUSWELL, Sarah on 29 Nov 1700 in Hampton Falls, NH. Sarah (daughter of BUSWELL, Isaac and PERKINS, Susanna) was born before 22 Nov 1676 in Hampton Falls, NH; was christened on 22 Nov 1676; died in 1717 in Greenland, NH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  BUSWELL, Sarah was born before 22 Nov 1676 in Hampton Falls, NH; was christened on 22 Nov 1676 (daughter of BUSWELL, Isaac and PERKINS, Susanna); died in 1717 in Greenland, NH.

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    • _COLOR: 11
    • Birth: 22 Nov 1676, Hampton Falls, NH
    • Christening: 29 Nov 1676, Hampton Falls, NH

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    FindaGrave:
    GRID=116365611

    Children:
    1. FOSS, William was born in 1693 in Portsmouth, NH; was christened in 1712 in Greenland, NH; and died.
    2. FOSS, Thomas\Walter was born on 10 Jan 1708 in Hampton Falls, NH; was christened on 30 Jul 1710 in Portsmouth, NH; died on 4 Jul 1784 in Saco, ME; was buried in Auburn, ME.
    3. FOSS, Benjamin Sr. was born on 30 Jul 1710 in Portsmouth, NH; was christened on 30 Jul 1710 in Portsmouth, NH; died on 1 Nov 1790 in Scarborough, ME.
    4. 5. FOSS, Sarah was born about 1713 in Dover, NH; was christened in 1714 in Greenland, NH; died before 1813 in NH.
    5. FOSS, John was born in 1717 in Dover, NH; was christened in 1717 in Greenland, NH; died on 14 Nov 1745 in Chester, NH.


 

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