Samuel Rich was born 28 February 1833 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, the 11th child (and last) and 7th son of John and Rebecca (Hill) Rich.[1] He was baptized in the Hilperton Church of England on 19 February 1837 parish church by curate J. Bailes.[1] His father was listed as a weaver.
Samuel Rich (age 21, origin England) and James Richman (age 34, origin England) were passengers on the ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, England, arriving in New York on 22 October 1855.[2] James Richman was Samuel's brother-in-law (the husband of Hannah Rich, Samuel's older sister). They settled first in Rhode Island and then in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.
In the 1860 US Census, Samuel Rich resided in Burrilville, Providence County, Rhode Island with the Joseph Gaisford family (Joseph was the husband of Samuel's older sister, Sarah Rich):[3]
* Samuel Rich - age 24, male, a weaver, born England.
Samuel Rich married Deborah Ann "Annie" Thornton (1844-1917), perhaps in 1864 in Connecticut. Annie was born in 1844 in Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, the daughter of Joseph Fenner and Mary E. (Ross) Thornton of Thompson, Connecticut.
Samuel and Annie (Thornton) Rich had two children:
- Arthur Britton Rich, born 10 January 1865, Pascoag, Providence, Rhode Island, United States; married Sarah May Howard, 7 July 1886, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States; he died 15 March 1940, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
- Maud Leon Rich, born 1872, Windham, Connecticut, United States; married Roy Welcome Burgess, 15 August 1900, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; she died 20 September 1932, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
Samuel Rich and his family moved to Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, perhaps in 1864 after marrying Annie D. Thornton.
In the 1870 United States Census, the Samuel Rich family resided in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.[4] The household included:
- Samuel Rich - age 38, male, white, a Superintendent of a woolen mill, born in England, father and mother foreign born.
- Annie D. Rich - age 28, female, white, keeping house, born in Connecticut
- Arthur Rich - age 5, male, white, born in Rhode Island, father foreign born.
In 1878, Samuel Rich bought two tracts of land in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut from Ellen Williams (12 acres) and George Ingalls (1-1/4 acres).
In the 1880 United States Census, the Samuel Rich family resided in Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut.[5] The household included:
- Samuel Rich - white, male, age 47, married, a Farmer, born England, father born England, mother born England
- Annie D. Rich - white, female, age 35, Keeping House, born Conn., father born Conn., mother born Conn.
- Arthur Rich - white, male, age 15, son, single, At School, born R.I., father born Eng., mother born Conn.
- Maud L. Rich - white, female, age 8, Dau, At School, born Conn., father born Eng., mother born Conn.
Samuel Rich died 7 January 1897, probably in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, at age 63. He is buried in Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut.
A short obituary notice was published in The Boston Globe dated Friday, 8 January 1897 on page 10:
"Samuel Rich Falls Dead While Walking
"PUTNAM, Conn., Jan. 7 -- Samuel Rich, 65, fell dead this morning while walking with Jerome Douty. Mr. Rich had been in his usual good health until a few moments before his death, when he told his companion that he felt bad and would take the shortest way home. Mr. Rich was born in England and came to this country when young. He had been in the woolen business a great many years in various places in this vicinity. He was a charter member of Quinebaug lodge, A.F. and A.M. Two childre and a widow survive him."
Annie (Thornton) Rich died 25 August 1917 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. She is buried with her husband in Grove Street Cemetery in Putnam, Connecticut.
1. Wiltshire births and baptisms, imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61188/records/2506462 : accessed 13 March 2025); Hilperton > 1813-1839 > page 89 (image 101 of 116), No. 705, Samuel Rich birth baptism entry, born 28 February 1833, baptized 19 February 1837, son of John and Rebecca Rich; Original data: Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England.
2. "New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957," digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), : accessed 8 July 2010), image 477 of 565, Line 24, Samuel Rich entry; citing List Number 1037 of National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, Roll 157; Ship Calhoun out of Liverpool, Daniel H. Truman master, arrived New York on 22 October 1855.
3. 1860 United States Federal Census, Providence County, Rhode Island, population schedule, Burrillville, Page 51, line 26, Samuel Rich entry; imaged, "1860 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7667/records/34862590); Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
4. 1870 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam, page 45 (penned), dwelling 307, family #432, lines 22-24, Samuel Rich household; imaged, "1870 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7163/records/1593316); original data in 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.
5. 1880 United States Federal Census, Windham County, Connecticut, population schedule, Putnam, ED 145, page 645B, dwelling #130, family #143, lines 32-35, Samuel Rich household; imaged, "1880 United States Federal Census," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/6742/records/44746775); Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," database index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Samuel Rich entry, 17 January 1897.
7. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Volume 41, 510-1, Grove Street Cemetery, entry for Samuel Rich.
8. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118568229/samuel-rich: accessed April 17, 2025), memorial page for Samuel Rich (1833–7 Jan 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118568229, citing Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
9. "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials, 1650-1934," database index, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org), Annie D. Rich entry, died 25 August 1917.
10. "Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934," indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), Volume 41, 510-1, Grove Street Cemetery, entry for Annie D. Rich.
11. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118568276/annie_d-rich: accessed April 17, 2025), memorial page for Annie D Rich (unknown–25 Aug 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118568276, citing Grove Street Cemetery, Putnam, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
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I have posted over 500 genealogical sketches of my ancestors back through the 7th great-.grandparents and a number of close relatives. Information about his father, John Rich (1790-1868) is in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 35: #42 John Rich (1791-1868).
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