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2nd wife Richards
Abby Merrill Richards (1912 - 1979)
Abigail Richards (1663 - 1689)
Abigail Richards (1697 - 1736)
Abigail Payne (c.1740 - c.1822)

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New Zealand Settler Ships - Blenheim 1842
New Zealand Early Settlers 1800-1899
The Groton Avery Clan
Iowa counties, cities and towns
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Los Angeles County, California
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Entertainment industry people
California Counties, Cities and Towns
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Rhodesia/Zimbabwe - Small Trees
American Revolutionary War soldiers
Patriots - Daughters of the American Revolution
Millers
Cornish Miners
Great Migration: Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630
Early Families of Roxbury, Massachusetts
American film actors
Unconnected Trees
Baylor University
People Connected to Cornwall
Mormon Pioneers 1849
Texas Women's Hall of Fame
South African Settlers - British
Phillips Academy Andover
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British Writers: Q - S
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Kent - Famous People
Kingdom of Hawaii
Williams College
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Time Travelers
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Cabinetmakers
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Australian Pioneers 1788-1900
Irish and British Convicts to Australia
Utah State Legislature
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New Plymouth, New Zealand
Find a Grave
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South African Rugby Hall of Fame
Notable Sportspeople Portal
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Union Army
Iowa in the US Civil War (USA) 1861-1865
American Civil War
Lesser Figures in the American Civil War
Ohio in the US Civil War (USA) 1861-1865
Indiana in the US Civil War (USA) 1861-1865
Battle of Chickamauga
Andersonville: Camp Sumpter Military Prison Camp
Clergy
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Famous First
Army of Tennessee, (CSA)
Confederate States of America
Bean & Wildman immigrant list
Welsh Americans
Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Boyd’s Inhabitants of London & Boyd’s Family Units
Drapers
Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, New Hampshire
Everyone Knew Her as Nancy
Walnut Hill Cemetery, West Newbury, Massachusetts
Daughters - Daughters of the American Revolution
Hio Ridge Cemetery, Bridgton, Maine
Potawatomi Migration from Wisconsin & Michigan to Canada
Dropsy or Edema
Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA
People who died from Pneumonia
Heart Failure
Blacksmiths
American television actors
Models
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Mormon Pioneers 1848
People associated with the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
South African World War II PARTICIPANTS
U.S. National Women's Hall of Fame
Mormon Pioneers 1855
Inventors
Prominent Scientists: (i) Exact Sciences & Natural Sciences
Mormon Pioneers 1847
Standish line - Captain Miles/Myles Standish of the Mayflower
Mormon Pioneer Overland Trail Brigham Young Pioneer Company (1847)
Convicts, Naval Personnel and Free Settlers on the Third Fleet, Australia, 1791
Mormon Pioneers 1850
Mormon Pioneers 1852
Original Proprietors: Hartford, CT
New Haven County, Connecticut
Duncan Campbell Incorrect Merges have father and son and maybe other people in one
Bradford Family
American Old West
Quaker Women
Quakers: Religious Society of Friends
British celebrities
World War II - North African Campaign
Titanic Passengers - Second Class
Early Families of Hyattstown, Maryland
African American Families in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
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Alvinston Cemetery - Alvinston, Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Twins, Triplets and other multiples
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World War I (1914-1918): New Zealand Roll of Honour
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Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
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van Beuren family of the 20th century ~> immigrant family surnames
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Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Exeter College, Oxford University
Springsure, Queensland, Australia
The Royal Society
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"Lady Juliana" 1790 (Convict Ship) Second Fleet (England to NSW, Australia)
Cornish settlement in Victoria
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Convicts and Naval Personnel on the First Fleet, Australia, 1788
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"Alexander" 1788 (Convict Ship) First Fleet (England to NSW, Australia)
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Pepperdine University
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Video game industry
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Lithuanian United States Census Project
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Seminole County, Florida
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Brooklyn, New York (Kings County)
Mt. Pleasant Quaker Community
American Nurses Association Hall of Fame
Texas Legislature
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Salt Lake City Cemetery
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The Unbroken Chain, by Dr. Neil Rosenstein
Finland and Karelia
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1st Montgomery Troop of Light Dragoons
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Mahoning County, Ohio
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Virginia Tech University
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Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Cayuga County, New York
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Western Australian Pioneers - Their ancestors and descendants.
Walnut Grove Dam Failure
Bassett Family
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Madison County, New York
King County, Washington
Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Saturday Night Live
Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
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World War II
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"HMS Orpheus" 1826 to Australia
R&B Music Artists
Preston County, West Virginia, USA
Albany County, New York
Order of St Michael and St George
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British Peers and Baronets
Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
American Ministers (post-Colonial)
Yale University
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Great Migration: Passengers of the Hopewell, Spring 1635
Locality Taivassalo, Southwest Finland, Finland
Varsinais-Suomi ja Satakunta
Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
Stolpersteine in Germany
Columbia County, New York
Hudson County, New Jersey
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
York County, Maine
Kennebec County, Maine
People who died from Whooping cough / Pertussis
The Derryfield School
United States Navy
University of New Hampshire
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University of Hartford
Kingswood Oxford School
Phillips Exeter Academy
a tribute to Philip
Freemasons in America
St. John's Military Academy
Mendon May Day
Carroll County, New Hampshire
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Idaho's Hall of Fame
American musicians
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Early Settlers of Enkeldoorn - R
Titanic Crew - Engineering Department
Warren County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey
Litchfield County, Connecticut
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Union County, New Jersey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Monmouth County, New Jersey
The Royal Air Force
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Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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Orange County, Florida
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The Nation's Capital: Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia)
United States Army Air Corps
Providence County, Rhode Island
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Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
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Ingham County, Michigan
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Lenawee County, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan
Macon County, Alabama
Hillsdale County, Michigan
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About the Richards surname

origins

English and German: patronymic from the personal name Richard.

notes

Richards is a frequent name in Wales.