Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Aug 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Daniel Lombard Rich (1800-1877)
Mother: Mehetable Atwood (1801-1879)
Spouses and Children
1. *Anna J Blodgett (1855 - )
Marriage: Est 1872
Status:
Children:
1. Hattie A Rich (1873- ) 2
2. Gertrude May Rich (1876- ) 3
3. Ethel Iverson Rich (1885- ) 4
Notes
General:
1873, 1876, 1885 mariner, WellfleetMarriage Notes (Anna J Blodgett)
1880 Wellfleet census:
Benjamin Rich, self, sailor, all b Mass.
Anna J Rich, wife, 25, keeping house, all b Mass.
Hattie A Rich, 7, at school, all b Mass.
Gertrude M Rich, 4, all b Mass.
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Mar 1789 - Truro, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Rich (1763-1846)
Mother: Hannah Rich (1764-1803)
Spouses and Children
1. *Nancy Wiley (29 Jul 1792 - 21 Apr 1844) 6
Marriage: 1812
Status: apparent broken engagement
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Mar 1787 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
Baptism: 20 May 1787 - Truro, Massachusetts 8
Death: 18 Nov 1809 - lost at sea, Mediterranean 9
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 10
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Richard Rich (1741-1817) 11
Mother: Sarah Lombard (1747-1816)
Notes
General:
In Memory of
Sarah wife of
Richard Rich who
died March 19th 1816
ag'd 69
In Memory of
Benj'n son of Richard &
Sarah Rich who was drown'd
in the Mediteranean
Sea Nov. 18th, 1809
ag'd 23 12
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 May 1811 - Gerry, Massachusetts 13
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Rich (1773-1842)
Mother: Martha Harding Atkins (1776-1820) 14
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 20 Jan 1773 - Truro, Massachusetts 15
Death: 22 Jul 1842 - Phillipston, Massachusetts 16
Burial:
Cause of Death: fell from a load of hay
Parents
Father: Zaccheus Rich (1731-1812) 17
Mother: Jemima Higgins (1738-1817)
Spouses and Children
1. *Martha Harding Atkins (20 Sep 1776 - 15 Aug 1820) 14
Marriage: 21 Dec 1797 - Gerry, Massachusetts 18
Status:
Children:
1. Myna Rich (1798- ) 19
2. George Rich (1801-1826) 19
3. Solomon Rich (1804- ) 19
4. Dinah Rich (1806- ) 19
5. Lucy Rich (1808- ) 19
6. Benjamin Rich (1811- )
2. Nabby Day (Est 1780 - )
Marriage: 1821 - Gerry, Massachusetts
Status:
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Feb 1737 - Truro, Massachusetts 20
Baptism: 17 Apr 1737 - Truro, Massachusetts 15
Death: May 1780 - Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Truro, Massachusetts
Cause of Death: smallpox
Parents
Father: Zaccheus Rich (1704-1786) 21
Mother: Ruth Collins (1708-1756) 17
Spouses and Children
1. *Lucy Somes (18 Jan 1736 - 4 Mar 1821) 22
Marriage: 23 Nov 1760 - Truro, Massachusetts 23
Status:
Children:
1. Lucy Rich (1761-Abt 1789)
2. Hannah Rich (1764-1803)
3. Lydia Rich (1767- )
4. Huldah Rich (1769-1841)
5. Susanna Somes Rich (1771-1788)
6. Sally Pressen Rich (1773- ) 24
7. Benjamin Rich (1775-1851)
8. Nehemiah Somes Rich (1778-1804) 22
Notes
General:
stone:Medical:
IN MEMORY
OF
BENJAMIN RICH
BORN IN TRURO A.D. 1736
Died May A.D. 1780
Also his daughter
SUSANNA SOMES RICH
Born August A.D. 1776(1771?)
Died A.D. 1788
This Monument and
Enclosure Erected in
Affectionate Remem-
brance by his son
Benjamin Rich of
Boston
A.D. 1846
"This family grave site is up a hill in the woods on the west side of Holsbury Road near the end of Holsbury Road." 12
Benjamin is said to be buried in a smallpox cemetery.
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jan 1817 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 26
Baptism:
Death: 4 May 1899 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 27
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: neuralgia of heart 27
Events
• Alt Birth 27, , Truro, Massachusetts in Truro, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Benjamin Rich (1787-1852) 28
Mother: Sarah Small (1792-1863) 28
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Young Hawes (5 Jun 1824 - 30 Mar 1909) 29
Marriage: 25 Nov 1844 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
Status:
Children:
1. Franklin Hawes Rich (1849-1857) 31
2. Bertha F Rich (1857-1860) 28
Notes
General:
1849, 1857 mariner, WellfleetMedical:
age 81-3Marriage Notes (Bethiah Young Hawes)
married
1880 US census, Wellfleet
Benjamin Rich, 62, sailor
Bethiah A Rich, 56, keeping house
Nellie Higgins, 19, servant [niece]
John H Thompson, 10, sailor
all b Mass.
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Dec 1775 - Truro, Massachusetts 32
Baptism:
Death: 4 Jun 1851 - Boston, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Rich (1737-1780) 17
Mother: Lucy Somes (1736-1821) 22
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 May 1817 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 34
Baptism:
Death: (1839)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Rich Jr (1778-1820) 35
Mother: Eunice Harding (1782-1834)
Notes
General:
"Mr Benajmin Rich 2d died July 23d 1839"
possibly this man 36
Benjamin Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Nov 1759 - Billingsgate (Eastham), Massachusetts 37
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Rich Jr (1737-Bef 1790) 38
Mother: Mary Sweat (1732- ) 39
Benjamin Atwood Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Oct 1860 - Chelsea, Massachusetts 40
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Atwood F Rich (1830- )
Mother: Lucy Long Bangs (1832- )
Benjamin Dyer Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Jan 1836 - Truro, Massachusetts 41
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Dyer Rich (1809-1845)
Mother: Mary C Bicknell (1814-1892)
Benjamin Dyer Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Feb 1809 - Truro, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 13 Dec 1845 - Truro, Massachusetts
Burial: in Pine Grove Cemetery, South Truro 42
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ephraim Rich (1781-1863) 43
Mother: Thankful Dyer (1774-1835) 44
Spouses and Children
1. *Juliana Freeman (27 Feb 1814 - 16 Oct 1839) 45
Marriage: 7 Apr 1836 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 46
Status:
Children:
1. Zoeth S Rich (1837-1862) 47
2. Julia A F Rich (1839-1844)
2. Mary C Bicknell (29 Apr 1814 - 5 Feb 1892)
Marriage: 9 Apr 1835 - Truro, Massachusetts 48
Status:
Children:
1. Benjamin Dyer Rich (1836- )
2. Bethiah Cole Rich (1838-1907)
3. Sarah D Rich (1840-1917) 49
Notes
Medical:
age 36-10
Benjamin F Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Sep 1859 - Swampscott, Massachusetts 50
Baptism:
Death: After 1902
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Paine Rich (1828-1910)
Mother: Harriet Ann Higgins (1830-1896) 51
Spouses and Children
1. *L Linnie Cahoon (27 Jun 1862 - 12 Apr 1902)
Marriage: 9 Nov 1879 - Swampscott, Massachusetts 50
Status:
Children:
1. Belle Franklin Rich (1884- )
2. Hattie Linwood Rich (1897- )
Notes
General:
1884 provision dealer, Swampscott
Benjamin Gross Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Sep 1775 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 52
Baptism:
Death: After 1841 - North Bucksport, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Reuben Rich (1752- ) 38
Mother: Hannah Gross (1757- ) 53
Spouses and Children
1. *Deborah Arey (27 Oct 1778 - ) 54
Marriage: 17 Mar 1796 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 55
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Isaac Baker Rich (Abt 1799- )
Notes
General:
bought property in Bucksport from William Eldridge in 1841, adjacent to Elisha D Eldridge 56
Benjamin L Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1849 - (Truro, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Rich (1820-1893)
Mother: Peggy S Bangs (1822-1902)
Benjamin Oliver Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Dec 1819 - Charlestown, Massachusetts 57
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Rich (1794- ) 58
Mother: Jemima Newcomb (1799-1832)
Benjamin Shields Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 May 1870 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 60
Baptism:
Death: 21 Dec 1943 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 61
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Newell Brown Rich (1831-1901) 62
Mother: Mary Adeline Rich (1836-1923) 63
Spouses and Children
1. *Ella Grant Worden (28 Aug 1868 - 22 Jan 1969) 64
Marriage: 5 Nov 1892 - Newton, Massachusetts 65
Status:
Children:
1. Edwin N Rich (1896-1979) 64
Notes
General:
"Benjamin S. RichMarriage Notes (Ella Grant Worden)
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m, from the Taylor Chapel in Wellfleet for Benjamin S. Rich, 76, who died Tuesday afternoon at his home there.
Born in Wellfleet, son of the late Newell B. Rich and Mary Adeline (Rich( Rich, he was a graduate of the Wellfleet High School and Bryant and Stratton Business College. He retired five years ago as a commission merchant of wholwsale produce in Boston.
A member of Royall Arcanum, Mount Ida Council of Newton and Newton92 I.O.O.F., Mr. Rich moved to Wellfleet from Newton about a year ago.
He is survived by his widow, Della Grant (Worden) Rich, and one son, Edwin Newell Rich of Crestwood, New York.
The Rev. J. Arthur Edwards will officiate at the services and burial will be in Pleasant Cemetery." 23 Dec 1943, Provincetown Advocate
of Newton, 1901
Captain Benjamin Swett Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Sep 1828 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 66
Baptism:
Death: 21 Jun 1901 - Baltimore, Maryland
Burial: in Mt. Holly Cemetery, Onancock, Virginia
Cause of Death:
Events
• Obituary 67
Obituary of Benjamin Rich, USLSS
Peninsula Enterprise
29 June 1901
Cauldron Of Seas Cast Men of Heroic Mold
Captain Rich Who Served As Volunteer For
Humanity's Sake Rest on Eastern Shore
Captain Benjamin Swett Rich, Superintendent of the Sixth Life Saving District, which comprised the coastline from Cape Henlopen to Cape Charles, was born in the town of Wellfleet, on Cape Cod, Mass., September 10, 1828 and from childhood was familiar with the sea and its risks. His ancestors were Englishmen who settled in the Bay Colony in the seventeenth century and the name "Rich" appears in the oldest annals of life-saving in America.
The first organization devoted to the rescue of those imperilled by maritime storm and stress, was the Humane Society of Massachusetts, established in 1786 and Benjamin Rich, a relative of Captain Benjamin Rich, was the Society's president for fifteen years. On the list of those who preceded him in office are names illustrious in our early national life, James Bowdoin, Thomas Russell and Aaron Dexter while among its members were numbered Paul Revere, John Hancock, John Adams, Josiah Barlett and Robert Treat Paine.
Superintendent Benjamin Rich was the eldest son of Captain Mulford Rich, a master mariner who was able to retire when he reached early middle life but who was soon placed in charge of the first life-boat station when it was established by the Humane Society at Cahoons Hollow, near Wellfleet in 1841. His son, Benjamin acted as No. 1 man in the boat's crew.
The lifeboat station of that day was a different building from the substantial, thoroughly equipped Coast Guard Station of today. A rough building, 20 by 8 _ feet, shingled on the roof and battened on the sides with a crew recruited from volunteers among the coast people, men who knew the sea in every mood and who were unafraid. Their services were "considered as granted voluntarily for humane and charitable purposes, and whenever any meritorious act was performed in rescuing lives, the volunteers in the boat were suitably rewarded on a full presentation of the same to the society." Nothing said about pensions, retirement on two-thirds pay or bonus.
In 1849,Young Rich was the first to discover the immigrant ship FRANKLIN which was intentionally wrecked, with the loss of many lives and it was he who picked up on the beach later, a small box containing papers which disclosed the criminal purpose of those involved in the wreck. His find prevented pocketing gains from the insurance companies.
Captain Mulford Rich was in charge of the rescue operations on the Franklin and on one of the trips ashore young Benjamin kept alive against his body, an infant whose mother had perished. The child lived and became one of the first matrons of Cape Cod. Captain Mulford Rich and his son were awarded silver medals of honor by the Humane Society for their part in saving the lives of 21 persons of the sixty six aboard the Franklin.
Like most of his breed, Captain Benjamin Rich commenced his seafaring early, shipping "before the mast" when he was nine years old, but holding to summer voyages while he attended school in winter. He added to his education in Boston and Hartford schools and acquired a wide range of knowledge refreshed through life by extensive reading.
He followed the sea, serving in every position on shipboard from cabin boy to master, until 1857, when he settled in Virginia and engaged in business and farming enterprises.
When the Fifth, now the Sixth Life-Saving District was organized, in 1875, Captain Rich was deemed the best man available for superintendent, and accordingly was appointed to the position on the 7th of August. To the end of his life he was vigilant and resolute in aiding the Department in keeping his district clean and in the first rank of efficiency.
The district which covers the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, an extremely dangerous stretch of seaboard and outlying shoals, has been the scene of many pitiful wrecks and heroic rescues. During his incumbency there were more than 800 disasters, jeopardizing the lives of 6,292 persons of who only 45 were lost. Also, while property valued at $12,104,157 was imperiled almost $9,000,000 worth was saved.
As a citizen Captain Rich was highly respected and beloved by all, of a quiet, genial disposition, friendly to all and always ready and willing to do any kind act in his power. His record is in the hearts of those who knew him best.
As a Christian he was of a very high type. Converted in young manhood he united with the M.E. Church, South, about half a century ago and nearly ever since has held an official position in the church. He did not talk much about his experience, but his every day life spoke for him. His end was peaceful and with a firm trust in his acceptance through the blood of Christ, he passed away at the Maryland University Hospital in Baltimore on June 21st, 1901, his death being the result of a surgical operation from which he had not sufficient strength to rally.
He leaves a widow, one son, Captain Newell B. Rich, and two daughters, Mrs. R. W. Harding and Miss Addle Rich.
He was buried with Masonic honors with over one hundred or more in attendance at the Mt. Holly Cemetery in Onancock, Virginia.
Parents
Father: Captain Mulford Rich (1802-1892)
Mother: Eliza Bicknell (1805-1869) 68
Spouses and Children
1. *Rachel S (Nov 1830 - After 1900)
Marriage: 1855
Status:
Children:
1. Captain Newell B Rich (1856-After 1901)
2. Maude M Rich (1859-After 1900)
3. Blanche E B Rich (1864-Bef 1900)
4. Addie E Rich (1869- )
Notes
General:
Barnstanle Patriot mention, 16 Sep 1884Marriage Notes (Rachel S)
"Mr Benjamin S. Rich of Virginia made a brief visit to his father's, Mr. Mulford Rich and other relatives, the past week."
1860 US census, Accomack, Va
1860 US census, St Georges Parish, Accomack County, Virginia
1870 US census, Virginia
Benj S Rich, 41, Mass
Rachel S Rich, 39, Va
Newell S Rich, 14, Va
Maud Rich, 11, Va
Blanche Rich, 6, Va
Addie Rich, 1, Va
1880 US census, Accomack Va
Benjamin Rich, 51, Supt. LifeSaving Station, Ma
Rachel Rich, 49, keeping house, Va
Newel Rich, 24, fishing?, Va
Maud Rich, 20, Va
Blanch Rich, 16, Va
Addie Rich, 10, Va
1900 US census, Lee, Accomac, Va
BS Rich, sep 1828 Ma, m 45y, supt 5th LS
Rachel S Rich, nov 1830 Va, m 45y, 4/3 children
Addie E Rich, oct 1869 Va
RW Harding, feb 1856 Ma, m 18y, sonLaw, asst supt 5th LS
Maud M Harding, sep 1859 Va, dau, m 18y, 0 children
Henry E Custer, jan 1855 Va, house servant
Benjamin T Rich
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 31 Dec 1852 - Quincy, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Rich (1813-After 1880) 69
Mother: Eliza Andrews (1820-After 1880)
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59. 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 A29-30. Benjamin S. Rich & Ella G. Worden family. .... Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 821. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 14.
60. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 14.
61. Provincetown Advocate (Provincetown, Mass. [1918-1967 archives online at Provincetown Library]), 23 Dec 1943. .... Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1943.
62. 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 160. Newell B. & Mary A. Rich family. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:140. The children of Samuel and Polly Rich.
63. 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 160. Newell B. & Mary A. Rich family. .... Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1923. .... Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), 821.
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65. Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 13 Dec 1892.
66. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:138. The children of Mulford and Eliza Rich.
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68. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1859-1907 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 12.
69. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:118. The children of Abraham and Olive Rich.