High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Richard Church

3 Jun 1608 – 27 Dec 1668 · about 60 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Richard Church lived from 3 Jun 1608 to 27 Dec 1668, a span of about 60 years.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Richard Churchm.Elizabeth Warren Church1615–1669 (m. 1636)
Elizabeth Church Hobart1636–1658Joseph Church I1638–1711COL Benjamin Church1639–1717Nathaniel Church1642–1689Charles Church1644–1659Abigail Church Thaxter1647–1677Caleb Church1647–1722Sarah Church Burroughs1650–1688Deborah Church White1657–1690Mary Churchunknown–1662

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

Matched exact death date, found in the Church family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
1620, came to Plymouth in the " Mayflower." She d. in Hing. 4 March, 1670. He d. at Dedham, 27 Dec. 1668, "though he was buried in Hing., and his will was made here." " Carpenter." Selectman in 1665. Resided on the spot now owned and occupied by heirs of the late Col. Charles Lane, on North St. Ch.,— i. Elizabeth, b. at Ply. 1636 or 1637. m. in Hing. Jan. 20, 1657-58, Caleb

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

Born in England. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Richard's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.

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