Mary (Dearborn) Richardson (1768 - 1846)

Born 19 May 1768 in Plymouth, New Hampshire

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Died 29 Nov 1846 at age 78 in Gloucester, Carleton, Canada West

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Biography

Mary was born 19 May 1768. She was the daughter of Samuel Dearborn and Sarah Clough. In 1790, she married David Richardson, who served in the Revolution for three months. They initially lived on the farm of Polly"s uncle, Peter Dearborn, in Plymouth, New Hampshire. In 1790, David purchased the farm adjoining Peter Dearborn, by 1799, they moved to Danville VT and later in 1801, to Compton, Canada East. After relocating twice more, David moved to Gloucester, Canada West (near Ottawa), where Mary "Polly" died in 1846. Later Mary's remains were re interred with those of her daughter Miriam and son in law, William Brennan in the Notre-Dame of Ottawa Cemetery. The tombstone that marks the grave is inscribed to William Brennan. ^[1]

• Alternate names: Molly/Polly

- "New Hampshire birth records", "AGBI", and "New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904" list her name as "Molly" Dearborn and correctly name her parents^[2][3][4]

- one line in NoAmFamHist list her only as "Polly" Dearborn^[5]

-An SAR record lists her as "Polly" Dearborn, spouse of David Richardson, mother of Miriam^[6]

- a primary record from Ontario church lists her as "Mary" Derborn, showing her spouse as D. Richardson^[7]

- an unsourced Find a Grave lists her as "Mary" Dearborn, w spouse and three children^[8]

• 20 Dec 1790 - Mary of Plymouth m. David Richardson of Rumney in New Hampshire^[9]. NoAmerFamHist says she married David, but does not provide a place or a date of that ceremony.^[5]

• There is a burial record from Notre Dame of Ottowain... recorded as Mary Derborn, wife of D. Richardson, died 29 Nov 1846, age 79, buried 30 Aug 1847.^[7] Simple calculation gives us DOB for this Mary Derborn of 1767 which is quite close to other records giving DOB of 1768/9. Until an actual cemetery record for Polly can be found circa 1835, it does no harm to assume, for now, the 1847 Canadian burial record is correct for Mary Polly Dearborn-Richardson.

Sources

1. ↑ Vinton, John Adams, 1801-1877. The Richardson Memorial: Comprising a Full History And Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, And Thomas Richardson, Who Came From England, And United With Others In the Foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, In the Year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, of Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward And William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, With Notices of Richardsons In England And Elsewhere ... Portland, Me.: Printed for the subscribers by B. Thurston & Co., 1876. pp. 396-397. Digitally available at Hathi Trust.
2. ↑ New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900 in Surname Range: Cox - Dodge of “New Hampshire, Birth Records, through 1900.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire ; via Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Index, 1659-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations. Inc., 2013 Ancestry link of digitized image or index card
3. ↑ AGBI from Walter Allen of Newbury, Ms. and des. By Allen Herb. Bent. Boston, 1896. (66p.):26 ; via American Genealogical-Biographical Index [no digitized image available]
4. ↑ "New Hampshire, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904" from "Index to births, early to 1900." New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, New Hampshire./pp"New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010 [no digitized image]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for Polly Dearborn" from The Richardson memorial: comprising a full history and genealogy of the posterity of the three brothers; via Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016 Ancestry link to digitized image
6. ↑ "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for Polly Dearborn" from Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls ; via Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 [1]
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 for Mary Derborn" in Ottawa Roman Catholic Archdiocese; Ottawa, Ontario ; via Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017 Ancestry link to digitized image
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133064942/mary-richardson : accessed 08 December 2021), memorial page for Mary Dearborn Richardson (19 May 1769–1835), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133064942, citing Notre-Dame of Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Scott Seymour (contributor 48058895)
9. ↑ "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDG5-VL4 : 24 January 2020), Polly Dearborn in entry for David Richardson, 1790.

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 December 2019), memorial page for Miriam Snow Richardson Brennan (19 May 1804–4 Apr 1844), Find A Grave: Memorial #133064920, citing Notre-Dame of Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Scott Seymour (contributor 48058895) .https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133064942

• The Richardson memorial : comprising a full history and genealogy Page 293

• Vinton, John Adams, 1801-1877. The Richardson Memorial: Comprising a Full History And Genealogy of the Posterity of the Three Brothers, Ezekiel, Samuel, And Thomas Richardson, Who Came From England, And United With Others In the Foundation of Woburn, Massachusetts, In the Year 1641, of John Richardson, of Medfield, 1679, of Amos Richardson, of Boston, 1640, of Edward And William Richardson, of Newbury, 1643, With Notices of Richardsons In England And Elsewhere ... Portland, Me.: Printed for the subscribers by B. Thurston & Co.,1876.pp. 396-397