Kin O' Mine (Rev. Sept. 10, 2026

Benjamin Richards¹

b. perhaps 1746

Benjamin Richards was born perhaps 1746.¹
Benjamin married Miriam Hinman, daughter of Eleazur Hinman and Hannah Scovill , of Waterbury, Conn., on October 16, 1774, and had issue.¹

Last Edited: 8 Jan 2012

Citations

Royal Ralph Hinman, A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut: with the time of their arrival in the country and colony, their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=KTkBAAAAYAAJ . Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, (1852) , p. 814.

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Benjamin Richards¹

b. perhaps 1685

Benjamin Richards was born perhaps 1685.
Benjamin married Mehitable Alden, daughter of Isaac Alden and Mehitabel Allen, in 1711.¹

Last Edited: 20 Dec 2015

Citations

John Adams Vinton, The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John Vinton of Lynn, 1648: Also, Genealogical Sketches of Several Allied Families ... With an Appendix Containing a History of the Braintree Iron Works, and Other Historical Matter, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=swVaAAAAMAAJ . Boston: S.K. Whipple and company, (1858) , p. 291.

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Daniel H. Richards¹

b. 1809/10

Daniel H. Richards was born in 1809/10 in Massachusetts.²
Daniel married Mary Ann Leathe, daughter of William Leathe and Isabella Hovey, as his first wife.¹

Last Edited: 6 Oct 2016

Family: Mary Ann Leathe b. 1812/13, d. before 1873

Daniel H. Richards Jr.¹ b. 1840/41
Mary A. Richards² b. 1842/43

Citations

Middlesex County (Mass.) Probate Packets (1 - 4702) (Second Series) 1872-1967 (And 4703 - 19,935); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts.
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 172B; Image: 350. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Daniel H. Richards Jr.¹

b. 1840/41

Father: Daniel H. Richards¹ b. 1809/10
Mother: Mary Ann Leathe¹ b. 1812/13, d. before 1873

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine

Daniel H. Richards Jr. was born in 1840/41 in Massachusetts.²
He was the son of Daniel H. Richards and Mary Ann Leathe.¹
As of 1875, Daniel H. Richards Jr. lived at Woburn, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited: 18 Jul 2016

Citations

Middlesex County (Mass.) Probate Packets (1 - 4702) (Second Series) 1872-1967 (And 4703 - 19,935); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts.
1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 172B; Image: 350. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Ebenezer Richards¹

b. perhaps 1721

Ebenezer Richards was born perhaps 1721, son of Jeremiah and Hannah Richards.¹
Ebenezer married Prudence Heath, daughter of William Heath and Prudence Bridge, on May 12, 1743 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.¹

Last Edited: 5 Nov 2016

Citations

Sandra Sutphin Olney, Passengers on the "Lion" From England to Boston, 1632, and five generations of their descendants,, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=l-NM0IyRpREC . Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., (2008) , pp. 308-9.

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Galen K. Richards¹

b. perhaps 1828, d. before August 29, 1884

Galen K. Richards was born perhaps 1828, son of John and Hannah (Kiingman) Richards.²
Galen married Ann Janett Lazell, daughter of John Marston Lazell and Christiana Gannett, on September 14, 1871 in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, as her second husband.¹
Galen died before August 29, 1884.³

Last Edited: 16 Oct 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLT-6HC : 20 April 2016), Galen K. Richards and Angenette Lazell Snell, 14 Sep 1871; citing West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 2,047,539.
"Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHGZ-WVS : 20 April 2016), Galen K. Richards and Augenetta Lazell Snell, 09 Sep 1871; citing West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 2,047,539.
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KD-SQP : 10 December 2014), Augusetta Richards, 29 Aug 1884; citing E. Bridgewater, Massachusetts, v 356 p 302, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,226.

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Hannah Richards¹

b. June 23, 1700

Hannah Richards was baptized on June 23, 1700.¹
Hannah married Joseph Woodward, son of Daniel Woodward and Elizabeth Dana, on June 1, 1724 in Preston, Connecticut.²

Last Edited: 13 Aug 2016

Family: Joseph Woodward b. about 1698, d. May 14, 1726

Joseph Woodward¹ b. February 26, 1725/26

Citations

Helen Burcham Green, Burcham, Householder, Green and Stewart, 1430 to 1995, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=zTY7AAAAMAAJ . H.B. Green and B.R.M. Green, (1995) , p. 186.
Lindsay S. Reeks, Woodward/Woodard ancestors of New England, , at https://archive.org/details/woodwardwoodarda00reek . Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, (1995) , p. 34.

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Hannah Richards¹

b. perhaps 1736

Hannah Richards was born perhaps 1736.
Hannah married Jeremiah Gore, son of Samuel Gore and Mary Williams, on February 18, 1773.¹

Last Edited: 28 Dec 2021

Citations

William Richard Cutter, Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Vol. 4, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=nn1yyHiYJFYC . New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, (1908) , p. 1898.

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Joanna Richards¹

b. January 6, 1799, d. July 7, 1822

Joanna Richards was born on January 6, 1799 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, daughter of William and Joanna (Whiting) Richards.¹
Joanna married Rev. Josiah Houghton, son of Major Jonathan Houghton and Rachel Hale, on January 2, 1817.¹
Joanna died on July 7, 1822 at age 23.¹
She and Rev. Josiah Houghton were buried in East Winthrop Cemetery, Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, along with Amanda Houghton.²

Last Edited: 2 Oct 2016

Family: Rev. Josiah Houghton b. March 16, 1790, d. May 22, 1838

Melvina Houghton+¹ b. November 23, 1817
Marcellus Houghton+¹ b. September 21, 1819, d. December 17, 1895
Amanda Houghton¹ b. December 11, 1821, d. December 1, 1839

Citations

Everett Schermerhorn Stackpole, History of Winthrop, Maine, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=zwc1AAAAIAAJ . Press of Merrill & Webber Company, (1925) , p. 426.
"Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-S651 : 16 April 2015), Amanda Houghton, 1839; citing Burial, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,795.

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Joel Richards¹

b. perhaps 1764

Joel Richards was born perhaps 1764.
He married Prudence Swett, daughter of Josiah Swett and Prudence Dodge, in 1783, and settled in Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.¹

Last Edited: 18 Dec 2009

Citations

William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and family history of western New York: a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the building of a nation, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., (1912) , p. 345.

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John Richards¹

b. perhaps 1685, d. September 18, 1756

John Richards was born perhaps 1685, son of Dea. John Richards.²
John may have married Abigail Woodward, daughter of Daniel Woodward and Elizabeth Dana, on June 17, 1707 in Preston, Connecticut.²
John died on September 18, 1756 in Preston, Connecticut.²

Last Edited: 13 Aug 2016

Citations

Helen Burcham Green, Burcham, Householder, Green and Stewart, 1430 to 1995, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=zTY7AAAAMAAJ . H.B. Green and B.R.M. Green, (1995) , p. 201.
Lindsay S. Reeks, Woodward/Woodard ancestors of New England, , at https://archive.org/details/woodwardwoodarda00reek . Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, (1995) , pp. 30-1.

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John W. Richards¹

b. perhaps 1813

Name Variation:
John W. Richards was born perhaps 1813.
As of 1833, John W. Richards lived at Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.¹
John married Clarissa Davis, daughter of Richard Davis and Hannah Colby, on March 19, 1833 in Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, as her second husband. They were married by David Stickney, minister.¹

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2011

Citations

“New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637-1947,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org); from New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord. FHL microfilm, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, , film number:     1001297
digital folder number:     4243166
image number:     1345.

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Joseph Richards¹

b. perhaps 1718

Joseph Richards was born perhaps 1718.¹
Joseph married Tabitha Hinman, daughter of Joseph Hinman and Esther Downs , of Woodbury, on October 23, 1746.¹

Last Edited: 8 Jan 2012

Citations

Royal Ralph Hinman, A catalogue of the names of the early Puritan settlers of the colony of Connecticut: with the time of their arrival in the country and colony, their standing in society, place of residence, condition in life, where from, business, &c., as far as is found on record, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=KTkBAAAAYAAJ . Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, (1852) , p. 813.

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Lona Richards

b. 1795 or 1796, d. January 13, 1864

Name Variation: ¹
Lona Richards was born in 1795 or 1796 in Maine.²
Lona married Rev. Josiah Houghton, son of Major Jonathan Houghton and Rachel Hale, on August 23, 1823 in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine.³
The census of 1850 shows: Lona Richards listed with William Richards Houghton, Sarah Elizabeth Goodnow, Susan G. Houghton and William E. Houghton
living at Ward 3, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts.²
Lona died on January 13, 1864.¹

Last Edited: 9 Dec 2016

Family: Rev. Josiah Houghton b. March 16, 1790, d. May 22, 1838

William Richards Houghton+⁴ b. June 23, 1824, d. before January 14, 1907
Josiah Merrill Houghton⁵ b. July 24, 1828, d. February 17, 1829

Citations

Unknown author, History of Winthrop, Maine (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), p. 426.
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD94-XBY : accessed 25 February 2015), Alona R Houghton, Worcester, ward 3, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 3, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Winthrop (Maine). Town Clerk, Town and vital records, 1772-1890, Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, (1953) , Batch number: M503202, Source Call No. 0012299.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-N68 : 4 December 2014), William Richards Houghton, 23 Jun 1824; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC2W-682 : 4 December 2014), Josiah Merrill Houghton, 24 Jul 1828; citing NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874030 IT 1-2.

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Mary Richards¹

b. November 12, 1620, d. June 24, 1659

Mary Richards was born on November 12, 1620 in Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, daughter of Thomas and Welthea (Loring?) Richards.²
Mary married Gov. Thomas Hinckley, son of Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole, on December 7, 1641 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.³
Mary died on June 24, 1659 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, at age 38.³

Last Edited: 19 Feb 2021

Family: Gov. Thomas Hinckley b. 1618, d. April 25, 1705

Mary Hinckley+³ b. August 3, 1644, d. after 1688
Sarah Hinckley+³ b. November 4, 1646, d. February 16, 1686/87
Meletiah Hinckley+³ b. November 25, 1648, d. February 2, 1714/15
Hannah Hinckley+³ b. April 15, 1650, d. April 30, 1730
Samuel Hinckley+³ b. February 14, 1652/53, d. March 19, 1697
Thomas Hinckley³ b. December 5, 1654, d. 1688
Bathshua Hinckley+³ b. May 15, 1657
Mehitable Hinckley+³ b. March 24, 1659, d. about 1726

Citations

Anna Glover, Glover Memorials and Genealogies: An Account of John Glover of Dorchester, and His Descendants., , at https://books.google.com/books?id=ygeSH-4i9VAC . Boston: David Clapp & Son, (1867) , p. 171.
Clifford L. Stott, "Humphrey Blake (1494?-1558) and his descendants in New England and South Carolina: Blake, Richards, Selleck, Torrey, and Wolcott", New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 163 (Oct. 2009): p. 294.
https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Barnstable/Barnstable/Images/Barnstable_06-098.gif

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Mary A. Richards¹

b. 1842/43

Father: Daniel H. Richards¹ b. 1809/10
Mother: Mary Ann Leathe¹ b. 1812/13, d. before 1873

Relationship: 3rd cousin 2 times removed of Steven George Levine

Mary A. Richards was born in 1842/43 in Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of Daniel H. Richards and Mary Ann Leathe.¹

Last Edited: 18 Jul 2016

Citations

1850 United States. Census Office. 7th census, Population schedules of the seventh census of the United States, 1850, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives. Central Plains Region, (1964) , Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_325; Page: 172B; Image: 350. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).

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Moses Richards¹

b. perhaps 1788

Moses Richards was born perhaps 1788.
Moses married Hannah Hale, daughter of Isaac Hale and Ruth Jewett.¹

Last Edited: 20 Apr 2010

Citations

Robert Safford Hale, Genealogy of descendants of Thomas Hale of Watton, England, and of Newbury, Mass., , at https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofdesce00hale . Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons and Company, printers, (1889) , p. 306.

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