Thanks to jvtree1 for the following:
Dr. Benjamin Richards, the same person who is spoken of in the genealogy of the Richards family as Ephraim Richards, was the son of Benjamin and Joanna (Hunt) Richards, born in Weymouth, Aug. 12, 1714. He settled in practice in North Weymouth.
He married Abigail daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Bass) Thayer, Braintree, Nov. 21, 1734. They had ten children as follows:
I Benjamin born Nov 29, 1735 died the same day
II Benjamin born Feb 21, 1737 died the same day
III Benjamin born Dec 24, 1739 died in the army 1757
IV Ephraim born Oct 25, 1740
V Abigail born Nov 17, 1742
VI Sarah born Oct 13, 1744
VII Joanna born Sept 26, 1746
VIII Peter Hunt born Jan 13, 1749 was killed on board a privateer 1778
IX Ruth born Aug 20, 1750 died Sept 26, 1833
X Mary born April 9, 1753
Dr. Richards is said to have been an eminent practitioner in his day, especially in the throat distemper, which, with the bloody flux, were the fatal epidemics, and prevailed with uncommon mortality in the years 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749.
One of his daughters married Rev. Jonathan French, who was born in Braintree, Jan. 30, 1740.
Dr Richards died Jan. 25, 1755, at the age of forty-one.
Source: Historical Sketch of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, from 1622-1884 (free ebook, out of copyright)
Thanks to jvtree1 for the following:
Dr. Benjamin Richards, the same person who is spoken of in the genealogy of the Richards family as Ephraim Richards, was the son of Benjamin and Joanna (Hunt) Richards, born in Weymouth, Aug. 12, 1714. He settled in practice in North Weymouth.
He married Abigail daughter of Ephraim and Sarah (Bass) Thayer, Braintree, Nov. 21, 1734. They had ten children as follows:
I Benjamin born Nov 29, 1735 died the same day
II Benjamin born Feb 21, 1737 died the same day
III Benjamin born Dec 24, 1739 died in the army 1757
IV Ephraim born Oct 25, 1740
V Abigail born Nov 17, 1742
VI Sarah born Oct 13, 1744
VII Joanna born Sept 26, 1746
VIII Peter Hunt born Jan 13, 1749 was killed on board a privateer 1778
IX Ruth born Aug 20, 1750 died Sept 26, 1833
X Mary born April 9, 1753
Dr. Richards is said to have been an eminent practitioner in his day, especially in the throat distemper, which, with the bloody flux, were the fatal epidemics, and prevailed with uncommon mortality in the years 1746, 1747, 1748, 1749.
One of his daughters married Rev. Jonathan French, who was born in Braintree, Jan. 30, 1740.
Dr Richards died Jan. 25, 1755, at the age of forty-one.
Source: Historical Sketch of the Town of Weymouth, Massachusetts, from 1622-1884 (free ebook, out of copyright)
Inscription
Here Lyes Buried the Body
of Mr. Benjamin Richards
who died January 25th
1 7 5 5
In the 41st year
of his Age.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement