From the Westford [Mass.] Wardsman, 21 March 1914
The death of Prof. Rufus Byam Richardson, who was born in Westford on April 13, 1845, recalls to the older inhabitants of Westford some of the familiar and notable environments of that and subsequent years. He was born at what was known familiarly for years as the Keyes farm on Main street, near Fairview cemetery. His father, Joseph Richardson, was an ardent believer and pioneer in the Millerism or Second Advent doctrine that swept over the town in the fifties with zeal and eccentricity.
After the death of his father, his mother, Lucy Byam, of Chelmsford, moved to that portion of Groton which had an interesting history known as Community living. His mother afterwards married Francis Parker, of Chelmsford, three miles beyond the residence of the writer [Samuel L. Taylor] toward Lowell.
Prof. Richardson was an occasional visitor to his native town and his cultured personality is well remembered. Here also resided for many years a sister who married Edward Keyes. Here also, as part of the contribution to the civil war, his brother, Alfred Richardson, enlisted in Company B, Sixth regiment on August 31, 1862, and died at Suffolk, Va. On December 8, 1862, and is buried in Fairview cemetery close by his early home. He is also a cousin of Edward A. Richardson, of Ayer, so prominently known in the towns of Northern Middlesex.
The death of Prof. Rufus Byam Richardson, who was born in Westford on April 13, 1845, recalls to the older inhabitants of Westford some of the familiar and notable environments of that and subsequent years. He was born at what was known familiarly for years as the Keyes farm on Main street, near Fairview cemetery. His father, Joseph Richardson, was an ardent believer and pioneer in the Millerism or Second Advent doctrine that swept over the town in the fifties with zeal and eccentricity.
After the death of his father, his mother, Lucy Byam, of Chelmsford, moved to that portion of Groton which had an interesting history known as Community living. His mother afterwards married Francis Parker, of Chelmsford, three miles beyond the residence of the writer [Samuel L. Taylor] toward Lowell.
Prof. Richardson was an occasional visitor to his native town and his cultured personality is well remembered. Here also resided for many years a sister who married Edward Keyes. Here also, as part of the contribution to the civil war, his brother, Alfred Richardson, enlisted in Company B, Sixth regiment on August 31, 1862, and died at Suffolk, Va. On December 8, 1862, and is buried in Fairview cemetery close by his early home. He is also a cousin of Edward A. Richardson, of Ayer, so prominently known in the towns of Northern Middlesex.
From the Westford [Mass.] Wardsman, 21 March 1914
The death of Prof. Rufus Byam Richardson, who was born in Westford on April 13, 1845, recalls to the older inhabitants of Westford some of the familiar and notable environments of that and subsequent years. He was born at what was known familiarly for years as the Keyes farm on Main street, near Fairview cemetery. His father, Joseph Richardson, was an ardent believer and pioneer in the Millerism or Second Advent doctrine that swept over the town in the fifties with zeal and eccentricity.
After the death of his father, his mother, Lucy Byam, of Chelmsford, moved to that portion of Groton which had an interesting history known as Community living. His mother afterwards married Francis Parker, of Chelmsford, three miles beyond the residence of the writer [Samuel L. Taylor] toward Lowell.
Prof. Richardson was an occasional visitor to his native town and his cultured personality is well remembered. Here also resided for many years a sister who married Edward Keyes. Here also, as part of the contribution to the civil war, his brother, Alfred Richardson, enlisted in Company B, Sixth regiment on August 31, 1862, and died at Suffolk, Va. On December 8, 1862, and is buried in Fairview cemetery close by his early home. He is also a cousin of Edward A. Richardson, of Ayer, so prominently known in the towns of Northern Middlesex.
The death of Prof. Rufus Byam Richardson, who was born in Westford on April 13, 1845, recalls to the older inhabitants of Westford some of the familiar and notable environments of that and subsequent years. He was born at what was known familiarly for years as the Keyes farm on Main street, near Fairview cemetery. His father, Joseph Richardson, was an ardent believer and pioneer in the Millerism or Second Advent doctrine that swept over the town in the fifties with zeal and eccentricity.
After the death of his father, his mother, Lucy Byam, of Chelmsford, moved to that portion of Groton which had an interesting history known as Community living. His mother afterwards married Francis Parker, of Chelmsford, three miles beyond the residence of the writer [Samuel L. Taylor] toward Lowell.
Prof. Richardson was an occasional visitor to his native town and his cultured personality is well remembered. Here also resided for many years a sister who married Edward Keyes. Here also, as part of the contribution to the civil war, his brother, Alfred Richardson, enlisted in Company B, Sixth regiment on August 31, 1862, and died at Suffolk, Va. On December 8, 1862, and is buried in Fairview cemetery close by his early home. He is also a cousin of Edward A. Richardson, of Ayer, so prominently known in the towns of Northern Middlesex.
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