Friday, April 4, 2014

52 Ancestors, Week 14: #21 Hannah (Rich) Richman/Richmond (1824-1911) of Putnam, Conn.

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  Here is my ancestor biography for week #14:

Hannah (Rich) Richman/Richmond (1824-1911) is #21 on my Ahnentafel List, and is my 2nd great-grandmother. She married #20 James Richman/Richmond (1821-1912) in 1845.



 I am descended through:

*  their son, #10 Thomas Richmond (1948-1917), who married 1868 #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913);
*  their daughter, #5 
Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married 1900 #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942);
* their son, #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983), who married 1942 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002);
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)


To create this post, I made an Individual Summary report in RootsMagic 6, then saved it into an RTF file.  I then copied and pasted the Person, the Individual Fact List, the Marriages/Children, the General Notes, and the Source Citations into this blog post.  Unfortunately, the source citations superscripts did not survive this process as superscripts, so I put them in brackets in the Individual Facts list below, and without brackets in the Source Citation list.  I have images of many of these records, but have not included them in this blog post due to the length of the post.  Many of them have been transcribed or shown in Amanuensis Monday and Treasure Chest Thursday posts.

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                     Hannah Rich [1–2, 13]   
*  Sex:                          Female   
*  Father:                      John Rich (1793-1868)    
*  Mother:                    Rebecca Hill (1790-1862)

*  Alt. Name:                Hannah Richman [4–5]
*  Alt. Name:                Hannah Richmond [6, 8-11]
*  Alt. Name:                Anna Richmond [7]

2)  INDIVIDUAL FACTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                        16 April 1824, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
*  Christened:                19 February 1837 (age 12), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [1]
*  Census:                     31 March 1841 (age 16), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [3]
*  Census:                     31 March 1851 (age 26), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [4]
*  Immigration:              14 November 1856 (age 32), Ship Osprey from Glasgow, New York, New York, New York, United States [5]
*  Census:                     1 June 1860 (age 36), Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States [6]
*  Census:                     1 June 1870 (age 46), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [7]
*  Census:                     1 June 1880 (age 56), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [8] 
*  Census:                     1 June 1900 (age 75), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [9]
*  Census:                     1 April 1910 (age 85), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [10]
*  Death:                       8 August 1911 (age 87), of arterial sclerosis and old age; Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [11]
*  Obituary:                   9 August 1911 (after age 87), Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [12]
*  Burial:                       10 August 1911 (age 87) , Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States [13]   
   
3.  MARRIAGES/CHILDREN (with source citations as indicated in brackets): 
  
*  Spouse 1:                   James Richman (1821-1912)   
*  Marriage 1:                7 September 1845 (age 21), Hilperton, Wiltshire, England [2]
*  Child 1:                     Thomas Richmond (1848-1917)   
*  Child 2:                     James Richmond (1849-1929)   
*  Child 3:                     Ann Richman (1851-1853)   
*  Child 4:                     Louisa Richmond (1853-1940)   
*  Child 5:                     Elizabeth Ann Richmond (1854-1931)   
*  Child 6:                     Emma Richmond (1856-1921)   
*  Child 7:                     Hannah Rebecca Richmond (1859-1947)   
*  Child 8:                     John Henry Richmond (1865-1947)
*  Child 9:                     Charles Edwin Richmond (1866-1951)  

4.  NOTES  (with source citations as indicated in brackets): 

The baptism record for Hannah Rich in the Hilperton parish church records for 1837 provide this information [1]:

*  When baptised:  February 19th [1837] Born April 16th 1824
*  No.:  703
*  Child's Christian name:  Hannah, daughter of 
*  Parent's names:  John and Rebecca Rich
*  Abode:  Hilperton
*  Quality, Trade or Profession:  Weaver
*  By whom the ceremony was performed:  J. Bailes

In the 1841 Census for Wiltshire,  the John Rich family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.  The household included [3]:

*  Jno Rich - age 47, male, a weaver, born Wiltshire
*  Rebecka Rich - age 55, female, born Wiltshire
*  James Rich - age 18, male, born Wiltshire
*  Elizabeth Rich - age 16, female, born Wiltshire
*  Hannah Rich - age 15, female, born Wiltshire
*  William Rich - age 10, male, born Wiltshire
*  Samuel Rich - age 7, male, born Wiltshire

The marriage record in the Hilperton parish church records provides this information [2]:

*  1845.  Marriage solemnized by banns in the parish of Hilperton in the County of Wilts.
*  No. 69
*  When Married:  September 4th
*  Name and Surname:  James Richman;  Hannah Rich
*  Age:  Full age;  20
*  Condition:  Bachelor; Spinster
*  Rank or Profession:  Labourer;  Weaver
*  Residence at Time of Marriage:  Hilperton;  Hilperton
*  Father's Name and surname:  John Richman;  John Rich
*  Rank or Profession of Father:  Labourer;  Weaver
*  Married in the Parish Church according to the ceremonies of the Church of England by me Wm Talman
*  This marriage was solemnized between us:  James Richman /s/;  Hannah Rich /m/
*  In the presence of us, James Carpenter /s/;  Ann Richman /s/

In the 1851 Census for Wiltshire, the James Richman family resided in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. The household included [4]:

*   James Richman -- husband, age 29, coal merchant laborer, born Marsh
*  Hannah Richman -- wife, age 25, woolen weaver, born Marsh
*  Thomas Richman -- son, age 2, born Marsh
*  James Richman -- son, age 1, born Marsh

The passenger list of the British Ship Osprey that departed Bristol and arrived in New York City on 14 November 1856 includes Hannah Richman and five children [5]:

*  Hannah Richman - age 32, female, a wife
*  James Richman - age 7, male, a child
*  Thomas Richman - age 6, male, a child
*  Louisa Richman - age 4, female, a child
*  Elizabeth Richman - age 3, female, a child
*  Ann Richman - an infant, female, a child

In the 1860 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island. The household included [6]:

*   James Richmond -- age 38, male, white, farm laborer, born England
*  Hannah Richmond -- age 36, female, born England
*  Thomas Richmond -- age 12, male, born England, attended school
*  James Richmond -- age 10, male, born England, attended school
*  Louisa Richmond -- age 8, female, born England, attended school
*  Elizabeth A. Richmond -- age 5, female, born England, attended school
*  Emma Richmond -- age 6, female, born England, attended school
*  Hannah R. Richmond -- age 2, female, born RI.

In the 1870 US census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut in the house of George Whitford. The household included [7]:

*  James Richmond -- age 49, male, works for woolen mill, born England
*  Anna Richmond -- age 45, female, keeping house, born England
*  Louisa Richmond -- age 17, female, works in woolen mill, born England
*  Elizabeth Richmond -- age 15, female, works in woolen mill, born England
*  Emma Richmond -- age 13, female, works in woolen mill, born England
*  Rebeca Richmond -- age 11, female, born RI, attended school
*  John Richmond -- age 5, male, born RI, attended school
*  Charles Richmond -- age 3, male, born CT

In the 1880 U.S. Census, the James Richmond family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [8]:

*  James Richmond -- white, male, age 59, father, married, born England, farmer, father and mother born in England
*  Anna Richmond -- white, female, age 55, mother, married, born England, keeping house, father and mother born England
*  Louisa Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, at home, born England, parents born England
*  Emma Richmond -- white, female, age 27, daughter, single, works in woolen mill, born England, parents born England
*  John Richmond -- white, male, age 15, son, single, at home, attended school, born RI, parents born England
*  Charles Richmond -- white, male, age 13, son, single, at home, attended school, born CT, parents born England

In the 1900 US census, the James Richmond family resided in the outlying district (with no street names)  in Putnam town in Windham County, Connecticut.  The household included [9]:

*   James Richmond -- head, white, male, born April 1821, age 79, married 55 years, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years in the US, alien, a farmer
*  Hannah Richmond -- wife, white, female, born Apr 1825, age 75, married 55 years, 9 children, 8 living, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1856, resident 44 years
*  John H. Richmond -- son, white, male, born May 1865, age 35, married 9 years, born RI, father and mother born England, a farm laborer
*  Mary A. Richmond -- daughter-in-law, white, female, born August 1866, age 33, married 9 years, 0 children, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1881, resident 19 years
*  Louisa Richmond -- daughter, white, female, born Oct 1852, age 47, single, born England, father and mother born England, emigrated in 1855, resident 45 years

In the 1910 US Census, this family resided at 1 Richmond Road in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut. The household included [10]:

*  James Richmond -- head of household, male, white, age 89, married 64 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1855, naturalized, a farmer, works on home farm, owns farm with a mortgage
*  Hanna Richmond - wife, female, white, age 85, married 64 years, 9 children born, 7 living, born England, parents born England, immigrated in 1855
*  John H. Richmond -- son, male, white, age 44, married 19 years, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1883
*  Mary A. Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 41, married 19 years, 1 child born, 1 living, born RI, parents born England, farmer, works on home farm
*  Louisa Richmond -- daughter, female, white, age 58, single, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1886,
*  Thomas H.M. Richmond -- grandson (?), male, white, age 7, single, born CT, father born England, mother born RI, attended school

The death certificate for Hannah Richmond indicates that she was married to James Richmond, a housekeeper, died in Putnam, on 7 August 1911 at age 86 years, 4 months, born in April 1825, father's name John Rich, born in England, mother's name Rebecca Hill, born in England, buried at Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, died of arterial sclerosis and old age, the informant being Thomas Richmond [11].  
The obituary of Hannah (Rich) Richmond was published in a Windham County, Connecticut newspaper on 9 August 1911 (obtained from cousin Laura [name redacted]).  It reads [12]:

"MRS. JAMES RICHMOND

"Mrs. Hannah Richmond, wife of James Richmond, died at her home on the Pomfret road Monday evening. Mrs. Richmond had lived in Putnam over forty years and was well-known throughout this vicinity. She was born in Wiltshire, England, in April, 1825, the daughter of John and Rebecca Rich and came to this country in 1856, coming to Pascoag, R.I. For the past 36 years, however, she has lived with her husband on the farm homestead where she died, known as the Richmond farm. She was married to Mr. Richmond 66 years ago, before coming to this country. She was always of a quiet disposition and was content to make a happy home for the large family which she reared.

"Besides her husband, who is known as 'Father' Richmond in the Methodist church, she leaves seven children, Thomas of Putnam, James of Stroudsburg, Pa., Louisa living on the home farm, Mrs. Elizabeth Prentice of Danielson, Mrs. Emma Fitts of Pomfret, John, living on the home farm, Charles of Manchester, besides a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also leaves one brother, William Rich, of Putnam, who is the only surviving member of eight.

"The funeral will be at the Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member, Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Belcher will officiate and burial will be in Grove street cemetery."

The gravestone in Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Connecticut has this inscription [13]:

JAMES RICHMOND
1821-1912
HANNAH RICH
1825-1911
 
5)  SOURCES 

1. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1813-1838," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 14, Baptisms: No. 703, Hannah, daughter of John and Rebecca Rich.

2. Church of England, Parish Church of Hilperton (Wiltshire, England), Bishop's Transcripts, 1622-1880, "Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1837-1880," FHL BRITISH Microfilm 1,279,404, Item 15, Marriages, Page 35, No. 69, James Richman and Hannah Rich entry.

3. 1841 England, Wales and Scotland Census, Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], Folio 20, Page 1 (printed), Lines 22-25, John Rich household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (www.findmypast.com : accessed 28 July 2012); citing The Natonal Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1182/2.

4. 1851 England and Wales Census,  digital image. FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com), Wiltshire, Hilperton [parish], District 257, Folio 254 recto, Page 21, household 88, James Richman household; digital image, FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com : accessed July 2012), citing The Natonal Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, Public Record Office HO 107/1840.

5. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Roll 168, List Number 1183, Line 51, Hannah Richman entry.

6. 1860 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Providence County, Rhode Island, Burrillville town, Page 45, Dwelling #679, Family #740, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M653, Roll 1205.

7. 1870 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 563, Dwelling #376, Family #669, James Richmond family; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication M593, Roll 117.

8. 1880 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town: Page 605B, Dwelling #43, Family #51, James Richmond family, online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T9, Roll 110.

9. 1900 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam town; ED 522, Sheet 2A, Lines 79-83, James Richmond household; online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T623, Roll 15.

10. 1910 United States Federal Census, Population Schedule, Windham County, Connecticut, Putnam; ED 581, Page 106, Dwelling #148, Family #186, James Richmond family;  online database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives Microfilm Publication T624, Roll 144.

11. Putnam, Connecticut, Certificate of Death, Hannah Richmond, 8 August 1911; Registrar of Vital Statistics, Putnam, Ct. (certificate not dated).

12. "Mrs. James Richmond," undated clipping, 9 August 1911, from unidentified newspaper; Laura Cole Spicer collection, provided to Grace (Richmond) Shaw at time of event, passed to daughter, grandaughter and great-grand-daughter; privately held 2011 by third cousin, Laura [name redxacted, address for private use], Boulder, Colorado.

13. Grove Street Cemetery (Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, United States), Hannah Rich Richmond gravestone; Randall J. Seaver, September 1990.

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