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Richard Adams 1722 – 1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1722

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era

Father: Richard Adams

Mother: Mary Cady

Spouse(s): Rebecca Thayer

Children(s): Rachel Adams, David Adams, Hannah Adams, David Adams, Richard Adams, Mary Adams, Aron Adams, Eunice Adams

Richard Adams was born in 1722 in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era, the child of Richard Adams and Mary Cady. Richard Adams later married Rebecca Thayer, and together they raised children including Rachel Adams, David Adams, Hannah Adams, David Adams, Richard Adams, Mary Adams, Aron Adams and Eunice Adams. In 1773, Richard Adams passed away in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era.

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Parents

Richard Adams
1680 – 1745
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Cady
1684 – 1752
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Thayer
1731 – 1826
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
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Children(s)

Rachel Adams
1756 –
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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David Adams
1758 – 1794
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Hannah Adams
1761 –
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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David Adams
1761 – 1793
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA Groton
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Richard Adams
1763 –
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Adams
1766 – 1817
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
MA
Aron Adams
1768 – 1844
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Eunice Adams
1772 –
Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 May 1722
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870, Family Data Collection - Births, Family Data Collection - Individual Records, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Birth year: 1722; Birth city: Pomfret; Birth state: CT., Birth year: 1722; Birth city: Brooklyn; Birth state: CT., Source number: 424.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AMB.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1773
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial Era
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1722; Birth city: Brooklyn; Birth state: CT.
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