Eleanor Richardson

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name
Eleanor Richardson
aka
[Eleanor Converse, Elinor Richardson]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Second wife of Josiah Converse, whom she married at Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1732, and probably the mother of Col. Israel Converse among their thirteen children, most born at Stafford, Connecticut, including triplets in 1752. Born at Woburn about 1714, probably a daughter of Nathaniel Richardson and Abigail Reed, she was widowed in 1775 and died at Stafford in 1785.
born
date
c. 1714
place
Woburn, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
"born in Woburn, about 1714" (Richardson Memorial, which elsewhere lists her as "Place of birth uncertain"). Her descendant Ella Browne's DAR line has "(1712-85)."
died
date
6 Aug 1785
place
Stafford, Connecticut
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
residences
date
1737
place
Stafford, Connecticut
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
note
At Stafford by 1737, where the town recorded eleven of her children, among them triplets in 1752.
father
name
Nathaniel Richardson
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
note
Of Woburn and Leicester, one of the thirty-seven grantees of the east half of Leicester in 1724/5; he died intestate late in 1728 (Richardson Memorial). Not researched further.
mother
name
Abigail Reed
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial]
note
"dau. of Nathaniel and Abigail (Reed) Richardson" (Kith and Kin); the widow Abigail died in 1759 (Richardson Memorial). Not researched further.

Mother of Col. Israel Converse. A daughter of Nathaniel Richardson of Woburn, who moved to the new town of Leicester and died there in 1728, she was born about 1714 and married Josiah Converse at Leicester in December 1732, as his second wife (source). Their first two daughters were born at Leicester, the rest of their thirteen children at Stafford, Connecticut, where the town records list them as "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse" (source). She bore triplets there on 22 Apr 1752, when she was nearly forty, and her last child, Joseph, in December 1754. She was widowed in 1775 and died at Stafford on 6 Aug 1785 (source).

Research: Patricia Hatten's Browne–Chapin side: the pedigree, notable ancestors and famous kin.

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  2. name: Eleanor Richardson
  3. aka: [Eleanor Converse, Elinor Richardson]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Second wife of Josiah Converse, whom she married at Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1732, and
  8. probably the mother of Col. Israel Converse among their thirteen children, most born at Stafford,
  9. Connecticut, including triplets in 1752. Born at Woburn about 1714, probably a daughter of
  10. Nathaniel Richardson and Abigail Reed, she was widowed in 1775 and died at Stafford in 1785.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1714
  13. place: Woburn, Massachusetts
  14. basis: compiled
  15. confidence: probable
  16. sources: [book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  17. note: '"born in Woburn, about 1714" (Richardson Memorial, which elsewhere lists her as "Place of birth uncertain"). Her descendant Ella Browne''s DAR line has "(1712-85)."'
  18. died:
  19. date: 6 Aug 1785
  20. place: Stafford, Connecticut
  21. basis: compiled
  22. confidence: probable
  23. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, online-tree-wikitree-browne-chapin]
  24. residences:
  25. - date: "1737"
  26. place: Stafford, Connecticut
  27. basis: documented
  28. confidence: probable
  29. sources: [book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy]
  30. note: "At Stafford by 1737, where the town recorded eleven of her children, among them triplets in 1752."
  31. father:
  32. name: Nathaniel Richardson
  33. basis: compiled
  34. confidence: probable
  35. sources: [book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial, book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin]
  36. note: Of Woburn and Leicester, one of the thirty-seven grantees of the east half of Leicester in 1724/5; he died intestate late in 1728 (Richardson Memorial). Not researched further.
  37. mother:
  38. name: Abigail Reed
  39. basis: compiled
  40. confidence: probable
  41. sources: [book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin, book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial]
  42. note: '"dau. of Nathaniel and Abigail (Reed) Richardson" (Kith and Kin); the widow Abigail died in 1759 (Richardson Memorial). Not researched further.'
  43. ---
  45. Mother of Col. Israel Converse. A daughter of Nathaniel Richardson of Woburn, who moved to the new town of
  46. Leicester and died there in 1728, she was born about 1714 and married Josiah Converse at Leicester in
  47. December 1732, as his second wife ([source](/files/sources/book-vinton-1876-richardson-memorial/)). Their first
  48. two daughters were born at Leicester, the rest of their thirteen children at Stafford, Connecticut, where
  49. the town records list them as "the chi. of Josiah and Eleanor Converse"
  50. ([source](/files/sources/book-wallbridge-1898-wallbridge-genealogy/)). She bore triplets there on 22 Apr 1752,
  51. when she was nearly forty, and her last child, Joseph, in December 1754. She was widowed in 1775 and died
  52. at Stafford on 6 Aug 1785 ([source](/files/sources/book-dixon-1922-kith-and-kin/)).
  54. Research: `research/hatten/Browne_Chapin_Cumins.md`.
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