Abbie Freeman Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 17 May 1866 - South Truro, Massachusetts Baptism: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Solomon Warren Rich (1843-1903) 1 Mother: Laura Atkins Rich (1845-1932) 1
Spouses and Children
1. *Naylor Hatch (27 Sep 1853 - After 1930) Marriage: 19 Jun 1895 - Truro, Massachusetts Status: Children: 1. George Thomas Hatch (1896- ) 2. Sarah Louise Hatch (1901- )Abbie N Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1859 Baptism: Death: 5 Nov 1865 Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Nickerson Rich (1823-1905) Mother: Abigail Rich (1824-1886)Abbott Wesley Rich
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Aug 1866 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 3 Baptism: Death: 15 Jan 1941 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4 Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Merriam Rich (1835-1903) 5 Mother: Margaret A Abbott (1843-1906) 6
Spouses and Children
1. *Susan F Davis (24 Jul 1854 - 29 Sep 1934) Marriage: 17 Apr 1894 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 7 Status:
Notes
General:
1894 seaman, WellfleetMedical:
age 74-5-12
Abby E Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Apr 1847 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9 Baptism: Death: After 1920 - (Kittery, Maine) Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Mulford Rich (1802-1892) Mother: Eliza Bicknell (1805-1869) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *John M McCrillis (1843 - After 1920) 11 Marriage: 6 Jun 1867 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts Status: Children: 1. Alvah H McCrillis (1869-1895) 2. Harry Manford McCrillis (1871-1940) 12 3. Nellie M McCrillis (1873- ) 13
Notes
Marriage Notes (John M McCrillis)
Nov 1883, John McCrillis purchased Wellfleet homestead of late Asa Higgins from Capt. Warren Wiley
1900 US census, Kittery Me
household of Mary Adams
John McCrillis, feb 1843 Ma, sailmaker
Abbie McCrillis, apr 1847 Ma
1920 US census, York co., Me
not found in 1930 census
Abial Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Baptism: 1 Jul 1770 - Truro, Massachusetts Death: 21 Dec 1794 - Gerry, Massachusetts Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Zaccheus Rich (1731-1812) 14 Mother: Jemima Higgins (1738-1817)
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Seaver (1 Dec 1752 - 31 Dec 1832) Marriage: 14 May 1794 - Petersham, Massachusetts 15 Status: Children: 1. Samuel Seaver (1795- ) 16 2. Nabby Seaver (1797- ) 17 3. Nancy Seaver (1799- ) 17 4. Hannah Makreth Seaver (1802- ) 17 5. William Bowdon Seaver (1805- ) 17 2. Lieutenant Ithamer Ward Esq (24 Apr 1752 - 2 Jul 1828) Marriage: 1789 - Gerry, Massachusetts Status: apparent broken engagement Children: 1. Polly Ward (1790- )
Notes
Medical:
death record says Anna, wife of IthamarMarriage Notes (Joseph Seaver)
Children
Samuel Seaver b: 11 MAR 1795 in Petersham, MA
Nabby Seaver b: 28 JAN 1797 in Petersham, MA
Nancy Seaver b: 11 OCT 1799 in Gerry, MA
Hannah Mackreth Seaver b: 28 MAY 1802 in Gerry, MA
William Bowdon Seaver b: 7 JAN 1805 in Gerry, MA
Jane R. Seaver b: 1808
(utzing) 17
Abigail Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 2 May 1828 - Truro, Massachusetts 19 Baptism: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth 20, , Truro, Massachusetts in Truro, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Captain Sears Rich (1807-1892) 20 Mother: Thankful Rich Higgins (1807-1869) 20
Spouses and Children
1. *Zoheth Rich Cobb (9 Oct 1826 - 9 Jul 1855) 21 Marriage: 1849 - Truro, Massachusetts Status:Abigail Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir Dec 1806 - Buckstown, Maine Baptism: Death: 8 Nov 1875 - Provincetown, Massachusetts Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Deacon Solomon Rich (1779-1855) Mother: Sarah (1774-1846)
Spouses and Children
1. *Aquilla Higgins (15 Oct 1803 - 29 Jun 1876) 22 Marriage: 24 Nov 1825 - Provincetown, Massachusetts Status: Children: 1. Nehemiah Twining Higgins (1828-1884) 2. Bethia Rich Higgins (1826-1908) 3. Solomon Rich Higgins (1833-1864) 4. Sarah Nickerson Higgins (1839- ) 5. Philena Higgins (1844- ) 6. Abbie Higgins (1848-1903)
Notes
Medical:
age 68-10-27 [probably - faint image]
cause of death illegible
b Bucksport Me
d/o Solomon & Sarah, b Truro and Provincetown 23
Abigail Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Sep 1797 - Truro, Massachusetts 24 Baptism: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain David Rich (1776-1834) Mother: Betty Rich (1779-1852)Abigail Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Sep 1820 - Truro, Massachusetts 25 Baptism: Death: Bef Nov 1824 - Truro, Massachusetts Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Rich (1794-1871) 26 Mother: Abigail Rich (1793-1853) 27Abigail Rich
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Sex: FAKA: Nabby Rich
Individual Information
Birth: 24 Aug 1801 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 28 Baptism: Death: 3 May 1829 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29 Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 30 Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Richard Sears Rich (1766-1844) 20 Mother: Mary Rich (1773-1868) 20
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Atwood (26 Dec 1799 - 13 Apr 1873) 31 Marriage: 12 Nov 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 32 Status: Children: 1. Jesse Rich Atwood (1823-1890) 2. Mary Rich Atwood (1825-1897) 33 3. Noah Rich Atwood (1828-1829) 33
Notes
Marriage Notes (Thomas Atwood)
Although Thomas and Jerusha are listed in the Wellfleet records as being born to Thomas & Abigail (Rich) Atwood, it seems they must have been born to Thomas and his 2nd wife, Mercy Atwood.
Abigail Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 31 Jul 1785 - Truro, Massachusetts 34 Baptism: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Isaac Rich (1751-1829) 35 Mother: Abigail Harding (1752-1789)Abigail Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Baptism: 10 Sep 1786 - Truro, Massachusetts Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Isaiah Rich (1744-1790) 36 Mother: Joanna Paine (1745-1828)Abigail Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Nov 1824 - Truro, Massachusetts 37 Baptism: Death: 6 Nov 1886 Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 2 Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Rich (1794-1871) 26 Mother: Abigail Rich (1793-1853) 27
Spouses and Children
1. *James Nickerson Rich (6 Sep 1823 - 9 Jan 1905) Marriage: 1 Dec 1846 - Truro, Massachusetts Status: Children: 1. Jesse S Rich (1849-1927) 2. James Franklin Rich (1853-1926) 38 3. Abbie N Rich (1859-1865) 2 4. Adelia Rich (1869-1869) 2Abigail Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Apr 1745 - Eastham, Massachusetts 40 Baptism: Death: 22 Sep 1825 - Truro, Massachusetts 41 Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Deacon Reuben Rich (1715-1770) Mother: Martha Smith (1721-1746) 42
Spouses and Children
1. *Henry Young (Est 1742 - Bef 1772) Marriage: 27 Jan 1763 - Eastham, Massachusetts 43 Status: 2. Jesse Rich (21 Aug 1733 - 25 Dec 1808) 44 Marriage: 20 Sep 1772 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 45 Status: Children: 1. Mary Rich (1773-1868) 20 2. Martha Rich (1776- ) 3. Captain Thomas Smith Rich (1777-1807) 4. Captain Henry Rich (1779-1866) 46 5. Noah Rich (1781-1799)Abigail Rich
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Sex: FAKA: Abagail Rich 47
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Nov 1793 - Truro, Massachusetts 27 Baptism: Death: 12 Jan 1853 - Truro, Massachusetts 48 Burial: in Methodist cemetery, Truro Cause of Death: inflammation of lungs
Parents
Father: Richard Rich (1748-1799) 36 Mother: Lois Collins (1752-1816)
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Rich (25 May 1794 - 9 Nov 1871) 26 Marriage: 18 Dec 1817 - Truro, Massachusetts 49 Status: Children: 1. Louisa Rich (1819-1896) 2. Abigail Rich (1820-Bef 1824) 3. Abigail Rich (1824-1886) 4. Jesse Rich (1824-1841) 50 5. Hannah Hopkins Rich (1827-1907) 51 6. Betsey H Rich (1829- ) 7. Joseph Smith Rich (1832-1833) 52 8. Lieutenant Joseph Smith Rich (1836-1900) 53
Notes
General:
Medical:
age 59-1-15
married
d/o Richard & Louisa Rich
Abigail Harding Rich
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Sep 1815 - Truro, Massachusetts 54 Baptism: Death: 16 May 1902 55 Burial: in Truro Methodist cemetery Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Shebnah Rich (1782-1843) Mother: Belinda Higgins (1788-1878)
Spouses and Children
1. *Daniel Paine Higgins (9 Jun 1811 - 15 Mar 1886) Marriage: 1837 - Truro, Massachusetts Status: Children: 1. Reuben Orcut Higgins (1840-1843) 2. Daniel Paine Higgins (1844-1868) 3. Huldah Abigail Higgins (1852-1872)
Notes
Medical:
age 86-7-21
Abigail Harding Rich
Sex: FAKA: Nabby Harding Rich 57
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Oct 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 57 Baptism: Death: 10 Sep 1869 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 58 Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts Cause of Death: consumption 58
Events
• Alt Birth 58, , Wellfleet, Massachusetts in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
This is calculated from the death date, and the death record age of 61y 11m 26d.• Occupation 56, house keeper, Wellfleet, Massachusetts in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Robert Rich Jr (1778-1820) 56 Mother: Eunice Harding (1782-1834)
Spouses and Children
1. *Leven Lecount Jr (13 Jul 1815 - 10 Nov 1864) 56 Marriage: 18 Jan 1846 - South Wellfleet, Massachusetts 59 Status: Children: 1. Willis Lecount (1847- )Abigail Swett Rich
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 24 May 1816 - Truro, Massachusetts Baptism: Death: 3 Aug 1895 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet Cause of Death: interstitial nephritis 62
Parents
Father: James Rich (1774-1815) Mother: Sarah Dyer (1778-1858)
Spouses and Children
1. *Nehemiah Murray Baker (23 May 1808 - 16 Dec 1883) 61 Marriage: 20 Dec 1832 - Truro, Massachusetts 63 Status: Children: 1. Edwin Murray Baker (1834-1836) 61 2. Sophronia Atkins Baker (1837-1916) 61 3. Captain Nehemiah Murray Baker (1839-1888) 64 4. Abbie Rich Baker (1842-1915) 65 5. Thankful A Baker (1844-1922) 66 6. Addison Baker (1850-1857) 67 7. Matilda Baker (1854-1899) 68 8. Addison Howson Baker (1860-1935) 69
Notes
Medical:
age 79y 2m 25d 61Marriage Notes (Nehemiah Murray Baker)
1880 US census, Wellfleet MA:
Nehemiah N Baker, head, 72, retail grocer;
Abbie S Baker, wife, 64, keeping house;
Tillie A Baker, dau,single, 26, at home;
Addison H Baker, son, single, 19, huckster;
all b MA, parents b MA.
Several Wellfleet men are reported in the census as "hucksters", dealers in small goods.
70
Abner Bicknell Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Sep 1829 - Truro, Massachusetts 71 Baptism: Death: 15 Feb 1892 - Provincetown, Massachusetts 23 Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 72 Cause of Death: apoplexy
Parents
Father: Samuel Brown Rich (1804-1887) Mother: Delia Swett Bicknell (1807-1883)
Spouses and Children
1. *Clarissa Atwood (23 Sep 1835 - 11 Mar 1903) 73 Marriage: 12 Apr 1857 - Saco, Maine 74 Status: Children: 1. Carrie C Rich (1858-1864) 72 2. Joshua H Rich (1861-1864) 72 3. Edwin H Rich (1867-1897) 75 4. Clarence A Rich (1874-1937) 75
Notes
General:
1857 mariner, TruroMarriage Notes (Clarissa Atwood)
1892 merchant, Provincetown
stone for Carrie C. & Joshua H.
Carrie C., daughter of Abner B. & Clara Rich died May 4, 1864 Æt 6y's, 2m's 24 d's
Joshua H., son of Abner B. & Clara Rich died May 3, 1864 Æt 3 y's 2 mo. 16 d's
They were lovely in life and in death they were not divided.
Within the same casket, and locked in each others arms, they wait the morning of the Resurrection.
We deeply mourn our sudden loss.
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1865 Mass. census, Truro
1880 US census, Provincetown 72
Abraham Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Jan 1821 - Charlestown, Massachusetts 76 Baptism: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth 76, , Wellfleet, Massachusetts in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
His birth place record is ambiguous. His 3 oldest sibs were specifically noted as being born in Charlestown.
Parents
Father: Captain Abraham Rich (1792-1872) 77 Mother: Olive Ellis (1795-Bef 1872) 78
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann Maria Andrews (17 Jul 1822 - 2 Jun 1910) Marriage: 26 Feb 1847 - Quincy, Massachusetts Status:
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online), 136. "The territory of this town was granted in 1733 to John Bennett, Jeremiah Perley and others, for services rendered in the Indian wars. Joseph Willson and Simeon Houghton were among the early settlers. This town was incorporated April 20, 1754 ; and its name was probably adopted in remembrance of Petersham, in England. Its Indian name was Nitchawog" - Nason & Varney, 189016. Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 40. "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.
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30. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
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32. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:573. Marriages.
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1 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association).
2 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 32.
3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 10. unnamed.
4 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1941.
5 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), lot 394. Elisha M. Rich & Margaret A. Abbott family. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 51. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:156. The children of Elisha 3d and Mary Rich.
6 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), lot 394. Elisha M. Rich & Margaret A. Abbott family. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 51. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 52.
7 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1894. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Marriages 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 46.
8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:138. The children of Mulford and Eliza Rich.
9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:138. The children of Mulford and Eliza Rich. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 12 (unnamed).
10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 12.
11 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1888, p 27.
12 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 16.
13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 18.
14
Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:268. in 5 parts. vol. 83: 261-278, 394-414 (1929) and vol. 84: 34-62, 117-134, 294-304 (1930)
Numerous small mistakes.
15
Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice
online), 136. "The territory of this town was granted in 1733 to John Bennett, Jeremiah Perley and others, for services rendered in the Indian wars. Joseph Willson and Simeon Houghton were among the early settlers. This town was incorporated April 20, 1754 ; and its name was probably adopted in remembrance of Petersham, in England. Its Indian name was Nitchawog" - Nason & Varney, 1890
16
Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 40. "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
17 Vital Records of Phillipston, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1906. Worcester MA: Franklin P. Rice), 40.
18 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 255. This is a major source, which seems accurate.
19 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 268.
20 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 255.
21 Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 255.
22 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:136. highly incomplete
23 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Provincetown.
24 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 179.
25 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 234.
26 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 181.
27 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 168.
28 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 190.
29 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:237. deaths.
30 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
31 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), lot 719A. Jeremiah & Thomas Atwood families.
32 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:573. Marriages.
33 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:137. Children of Thomas Atwood Jr and Abigail his wife.
34 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 150.
35 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:269.
36 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:270.
37 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 256.
38 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1926.
39 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:273.
40
Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:273. .... Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 103 (MD19:102). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.
41 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:273. .... George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 246.
42 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:272.
43 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:273. .... Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 156 (MD31:177).
44 Evelyn Rich, "Richard Rich of Eastham on Cape Cod and some of his descendants" (New England Historical and Genealogical Register.), 83:268.
45 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:526. Marriages.
46 R Bradley Potts, "The Atwood Families of New England ..." (Rootsweb file atwood).
47 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 45. 1900, #14.
48 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 75. .... Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Truro.
49 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 226. (no day, Revd Jude Damon).
50 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 296.
51 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), lot 221. Thomas Hopkins & Hannah H. Rich family. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 54.
52 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 75.
53 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 45. 1900, #16.
54 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 217.
55 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 145. Daniel P. & Abagail H. Higgins family.
56 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), volume 2, marriages 1843-1856, page 61.
57 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:57.
58 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), deaths 1859-1890, page 12.
59 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:61. .... Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 4 Feb 1846.
60 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 2:61.
61 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), lot 57-59. Addison H. & Bessie R. Baker family.
62 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1895.
63 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 270.
64 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), lot 351. Nehemiah M. & Joanna Baker. .... Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1888, p 28, death records.
65 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), lot 378. C.F. Higgins & Abbie R. Baker family.
66 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:175. the children of Nehemiah M Baker & Abigail his wife. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 5.
67 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), lot 57-59. Addison H. & Bessie R. Baker family. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 95. frequently differ from other records
68 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), lot 444. Francis A. Higgins & Matilda Baker family.
69 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), lot 57-59. Addison H. & Bessie R. Baker family. .... Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1897 marriages.
70 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, p 131C.
71 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 277.
72 Richard A. Haskell, editor, Truro Cemeteries (2000. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), lot 87.
73 D. Hull, Abner Bicknell Rich family (2011. email). .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:161. The children of Abraham and Elisabeth Atwood.
74 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Truro.
75 D. Hull, Abner Bicknell Rich family (2011. email).
76 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:118. The children of Abraham and Olive Rich.
77 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:74. Robert and Achsah Rich family.
78
Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1:53.
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