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John Robinson Richards

Male 1849 - 1925  (76 years)


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  1. 1.  John Robinson Richards was born 21 Apr 1849, Pickering, Durham Co., Canada (son of Robert Mathews Richards and Elizabeth Robinson); died 6 May 1925, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-181840
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    John married Esther Ogram 6 Jun 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Esther (daughter of Harrison Ogram and Dinah, daughter of Harrison Ogram and Dinah) was born 1851, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Alfred John Richards was born 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Merven Ed Richards was born Dec 1880, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Emery Alban Richards was born Between 1883 and 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Robert Mathews Richards was born 1817, Falmouth, Cornwall, England; died 31 Mar 1896, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: R. M. Richards
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107460
    • Map: 1861, Wellesley Township - West Concession 07 Lot 10, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Map: 1861, Wellesley Township - West Concession 07 Lot 09, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 11 Con 7 -west
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stone Mason

    Notes:

    DEATH of R. M. RICHARDS.

    Mr. R. M. Richards for forty years farmer in Wellesley township, died in Guelph on Tuesday morning in his 79th year. Mr. Richards come out from Cornwall, England. his father being one of the first settlers in Guelph. The deceased was married to Miss Robins and subsequently moved to Pickering and hence to Wellesley, retiring some years ago and coming back to Guelph. Besides his widow, he leaves four sons and four married daughters, viz , son and two daughters in Washington Territory, U. S., one daughter in Springville, Ohio, one in East Fort William, Ont., a son John in Wellesley and two sons, James and, Isaac, in Guelph. Mr. Richards was much interested in the Sunday School work of the Methodist church, having been superintendent and teacher for years. - Mercury

    Waterloo Chronicle, 2 Apr 1896, p. 8

    Robert married Elizabeth Robinson 1848. Elizabeth was born 1820, Hornsey, Yorkshire, England; died 3 Oct 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Robinson was born 1820, Hornsey, Yorkshire, England; died 3 Oct 1901, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Richards
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-107461
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; P. Methodist

    Children:
    1. 1. John Robinson Richards was born 21 Apr 1849, Pickering, Durham Co., Canada; died 6 May 1925, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Larry Richards was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Serug Richards was born 4 May 1851, Pickering, Durham Co., Canada; died 16 Nov 1927, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA; was buried , Tahoma Cemetery, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, United States.
    4. Mary Jane Richards was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Margaret Jane Richards was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Rebecca Richards was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Isaac Richards was born 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1931, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hester Richards was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Keturah Richards was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Ettey Richards was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. James Richards was born 1864, Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Mary Richards was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Abner Richards was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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