Chester Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jul 1862 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: After 1900
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Annie (Oct 1872 - After 1900)
Marriage: Cir 1892
Status:
Children:
1. Elmer Chester Rich (1894-1967) 1
2. Lillian F Rich (1892- )
Notes
Marriage Notes (Annie)
names are unclear on census photocopy
1900 US census, Wellfleet
house 261, family 268
C## Rich, head, 37, b july 1862, married 8 y, oysterman, all b MA, can read/write, owns mortgaged house;
A##, wife 27, b oct 1872, married 8 y, 2 children both living, b MA parents b England, can read/write;
Lillian F, dau, 7, b nov 1892, at school;
Elmer C, son, 6, b mar 1894, at school.
2
Chester Stockbridge Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Aug 1919 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 3
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Ralph Clayton Rich (1891-1971)
Mother: Vera N Stockbridge (1893-1967)
Chloe Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 31 Oct 1817 - Truro, Massachusetts
Baptism: 15 Apr 1818 - Truro, Massachusetts
Death: 22 Sep 1851 - Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 5
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ephraim Rich (1781-1863) 6
Mother: Thankful Dyer (1774-1835) 4 6
Spouses and Children
1. *James P Prince (Nov 1816 - 4 Apr 1878)
Marriage: 14 Nov 1839 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
Status:
Children:
1. Chloe Ann Prince (1844- )
2. Alonzo Dyer Prince (1848-1848) 4 5
3. Benjamin Dyer Prince (1848- )
4. Olive K Prince (1850-1850) 4 5
Notes
Marriage Notes (James P Prince)
children's stone:
left side
ALONZO D.
died Nov. 17, 1848
aged 3 mos. 23 dys.
right side
OLIVE K.
died August 15, 1850
aged 3 mos. 5 dys.
Children of James and Chloe Prince 8
Chloe Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Sep 1794 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 8 Nov 1795 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hezekiah Rich (1769-1817) 10
Mother: Sarah Winslow Smith (1772-1831) 10 11
Chloe Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Mar 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hezekiah Rich (1769-1817) 10
Mother: Sarah Winslow Smith (1772-1831) 10 11
Spouses and Children
1. *Reuben Brown Atwood (7 Jun 1803 - )
Marriage: 30 Apr 1826 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 12
Status:
Children:
1. Henry Thomas Atwood (1827-1871) 13
2. Joshua Rider Atwood (1829-1829) 13
3. Atwood (1831-1831) 14
4. Elisha Holden Atwood (1837- ) 13
Chloe Holbrook Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Jun 1817 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Seth Rich (1793- )
Mother: Eunice Holbrook Bacon (1798- ) 16
Clara Anna Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Nov 1838 - East Boston, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 26 Feb 1910 - Cincinnati, Ohio 17
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Zoheth Rich (1806-1876)
Mother: Phebe Atwood Brown (1806-1864)
Spouses and Children
1. *Arthur Forrester Devereux (27 Apr 1836 - 14 Feb 1906) 18
Marriage: 24 Dec 1859 - Boston, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Arthur Forrester Devereux)
See NEHGR 74:299-301
Clara Emma Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Aug 1850 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 20, 20 Aug 1851 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Captain Nathaniel Wiley Rich (1824-1908) 21
Mother: Catherine Higgins (1827-1901) 22
Clara May Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Aug 1898 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Jul 1958 - Brockton, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 31 Aug 1898 in Melrose, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Albion Freeman Rich (1868-1954) 23
Mother: Ruth Ella Woods (1873-1915) 23 24
Notes
General:
m Guy Alton Colburn, b 20 feb 1893 Rockland (Me or Ma), d 26 feb 1978 Brockton
Clarence Dalton Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Jul 1882 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 25
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain William S Rich (1846-1939) 10
Mother: Marion Olive Coan (1856-1939) 10
Clarinda S Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1855 - South Truro, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1876 - South Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Stephen Hopkins Rich (1828-1908) 26
Mother: Martha (1832-1896)
Clarissa Frances Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Oct 1840 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 27
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Jeremiah Rich (1804-1863) 10
Mother: Abigail Crowell Lombard (1810-1889) 10
Collins Smith Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Apr 1819 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
Baptism:
Death: 9 Jun 1842 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
Burial:
Cause of Death: consumption 30
Parents
Father: Robert Rich Jr (1778-1820) 31
Mother: Eunice Harding (1782-1834)
Notes
Medical:
aged about 23
Cordelia Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Nov 1830 - Truro, Massachusetts 32
Baptism:
Death: 1850 - Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 33
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Ephraim Rich (1806-1889)
Mother: Mary Ward Hatch (1806-1832) 4
Spouses and Children
Cordelia Bloomfield Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Feb 1838 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 34
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Aaron Rich (1809-1869) 35 36
Mother: Rebecca Lewis (1812-1879) 37
Cornelius Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1720 - Eastham, Massachusetts 38
Baptism:
Death: After 1790 - Connecticut 38 39
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Rich (1680-1753) 40
Mother: Mercy Knowles (1681-1745)
Spouses and Children
1. *Rhoda Fish (Est 1724 - )
Marriage: 1747 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Rhoda Fish)
Three Rich brothers - Thomas, John and Cornelius, with their young families, moved to the vicinity of Middletown, Connecticut.
Cornelius and Rhoda moved to the part of Middletown that is now Portland, about 1756. 39
Cynthia Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Apr 1805 - Gerry, Massachusetts 42
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Rich (1768-1824)
Mother: Patty Turner (1771-1845) 43
Cynthia A Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Sep 1828 - Truro, Massachusetts 45
Baptism:
Death: 1900
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nehemiah Rich (1794-1864) 44
Mother: Hope Cobb (1797-1850) 44
Dan Covell Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Mar 1797 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 46
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Rich (1753-1836)
Mother: Hannah Snow (1759-1822)
Notes
General:
twin with Wm Hatch
Daniel Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Apr 1807 - Truro, Massachusetts 47
Baptism:
Death: 22 Nov 1834 - Boston, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 48
Cause of Death: drowned
Parents
Father: Captain Henry Rich (1771-1816)
Mother: Rebecca Thomas (1775-1848)
Notes
Medical:
in Boston Harbor 49
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1. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 78, lot 3A. Elmer & Alma Rich.
2. 1900 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts (June 2-6, 1900), house 261, family 268. The house and family numbers on the census forms were repeatedly corrected, and it is hard to read the final numbers from the photocopies.
3. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1919.
4. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
5. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 100.
6. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association).
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10. Kenneth Cole, South Wellfleet Cemetery (Wellfleet, Mass. Rich Family Association).
11. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:9. Joseph & Chloe Smith family.
12. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:579. date corrected from 1825.
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15. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:112. The children of Seth and Eunice Rich.
16. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:68.
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Numerous small mistakes.
18. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 84:45.
19. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 25.
20. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 29.
21. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 56.
22. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:122. the children of Elnathan and Thankful Higgins.
23. Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).
24. Hyannis Patriot (Hyannis, Mass.), 15 feb 1915.
25. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 27.
26. Hyannis Patriot (Hyannis, Mass.), 20 Apr 1908.
27. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:182. The children of Jeremiah Rich & Abigail his wife.
28. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 84:51.
29. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:57.
30. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:244. Deaths.
31. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), volume 2, marriages 1843-1856, page 61.
32. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 293.
33. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 132, 155.
34. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:165. The children of Aaron and Rebecca Rich.
35. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 84:133.
36. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:99. Aaron & Content Rich family.
37. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:102. Thomas and Joanna Lewis family.
38. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:265.
39. Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:274.
40. Rootsweb.com, wprokasy. Bill Prokasy.
41. Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 38. "This township was originally parts of Templeton and Athol. It was incorporated; October 20, 1786, and named in honor of Elbridge Gerry; but dissatisfied with his measures after he became governor, the citizens, [on 5 Feb 1814], procured a change of name to Phillipston." Nason & Varney, 1890
The date of the name change comes from the Phillipston Town Clerk, 27 Apr 2009.
online
42. Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 38.
43. Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 114.
44. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 157.
45. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 287.
46. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:39. the children of Elisha Rich and Hannah his wife.
47. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 194.
48. Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), #669.
49. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 274.