Richard Long (abt. 1828 - 1897)

Born about 1828 in Simcoe County, Ontario Canada

Ancestors

Died 10 Aug 1897 at about age 69 in Tecumseth, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

RICHARD LONG

RICHARD LONG was born about 1828 in Simcoe, Ontario Canada. He was the son of JOHN LONG and ELIZA HIEFEL.

He married CATHARINE SPEARIN. She was the daughter of JOHN SPEARIN and CATHARINE LONG.

They were the parents of

1. JOHN LONG (1849-1926)

RICHARD LONG died on July 12, 1851, in Simcoe, Ontario, and is buried in Newton Robinson United Church Cemetery; Newton Robinson, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97419560/richard-long

When Richard Long was born around 1828 in Ontario, his father, John, was 58 and his mother, Elizabeth Hiefel, was 39. His mother was John Long's second wife. Richard had two brothers, 4 step-brothers, three sisters, and 2 step-sisters. One of his step-brothers was also named Richard, but was born in 1806. Richard died around the age of 22, in 1851, and was buried in the Methodist church cemetery in Newton Robinson, Ontario, Canada.

***NOTE: Richard Long (1828-1851) from John Long's Methodist family is often confused with Richard Long (R Catholic family) and Richard Long (Church of England family)

Sources

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNH-WKF : 8 March 2021), Richard Long for John Long and Elizabeth Gorman, 15 May 1873; citing registration, Bradford, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,890.
• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKWG-3X5 : 2 March 2021), Richard Long for John Long, 24 Aug 1926; citing Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, , Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLX-SBW2 : 8 August 2020), Richard Long, ; Burial, Newton Robinson, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Newton Robinson United Church Cemetery; citing record ID 97419560, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.