Francis Orestes Richards (1827 - 1895)

Born 23 Aug 1827 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Miriam Alton (Tirrill) Richards — married 30 May 1851 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1895 at age 67 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth:
Francis Orestes Richards was born at Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts on 23 August 1827, son of Orestes Richards and Nancy.^[1] Although the Cummington record of his birth calls him "Orestes Francis", he is called "Francis Orestes" (or "Francis O." or simply "F. O.") in all other known records.

Marriage:
Francis O. Richards married Mirriam A. Tirrill of Cummington, at Cummington, on 30 May 1851.^[2] Although Francis was born at Cummington, his marriage record calls both him and his parents "of Bleeker, N.Y." Evidently, the Richards family had moved to Bleeker after Francis' birth, but before his marriage to Miriam. [Research Note: Although not yet consulted, census records (1830-1850) should bracket more closely when the Richards family moved to Bleeker.]

Children:
Miriam and Francis Orestes and Miriam (Tirrill) Richards had 10 children:

1. Charles Augustus Richards, b. 5 May 1852
2. Francis Hiram Richards, b. 28 January 1854
3. Helen Marie Richards, b. 13 December 1855
4. Francis Ward Richards, b. 17 January 1858
5. Julia M. Richards, 19 March 1860
6. Geneva Richards, b. 23 May 1862
7. Arthur B. Richards, b. 23 May 1864
8. Son. b. 23 September 1866
9. Almon M. Richards, 11 April 1868
10. Herbert L. Richards, 7 November1871

Death:
Francis O. Tirrill, son of Orestes and Nancy L. Dawes, died of a cerebral hemorage at Cummington on 26 March 1895, age 67 yrs., 7 mos., 3 days.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762–1900, William W. Streeter and Daphne H. Morris, 1979, p. 63. "RICHARDS, Orestes Francis, s. of Orestes and Nancy, Aug. 23, 1827."
2. ↑ The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762–1900, William W. Streeter and Daphne H. Morris, 1979, p. 79. "RICHARDS, Francis O., 23, tanner, of Bleeker, N.Y., b. in Cumm., s. of Orestes and Nancy of Bleeker, and Miriam A. Tirrill, 19, of Cumm., dau. of Harvey and Fidelia, May 30, 1851."
3. ↑ The Vital Records of Cummington, Massachusetts 1762–1900, William W. Streeter and Daphne H. Morris, 1979, p. 79. "RICHARDS, Francis O., farmer, (M.M.), b. in Cumm., [b, Apr. 23, 1827, G.R. 2] s. of Orestes and Nancy L. (Dawes), d. cerebral hemorage, Mar. 26, 1895." "G.R. 2" refers to "Gravestone Record, Dawes Cemetery, Potash Hill Road."