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Obituary – William Henry Richards

John Charlton — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:36:46 +0000

William Henry Richards died July 30th 1923 at 1:30 am at the age of 59 years. A life long resident of Bell’s Corners. He was the eldest son of the late Richard Richards and his wife Eliza Hinton. 40 years ago united in marriage to Lucy, third daughter of the late Reuben Peer, of Bell. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Delbert Connell, Newbliss; three sons, Roy of Prescott, Howard of Roebuck, and Harold on the homestead; one sister, Mrs. James Garvin, Almonte and one brother, Edward, Rockspring. The funeral was held at Shiloh Methodist Church with the burial taking place at Weir’s Cemetery.

Found amongst the private papers of his grandson, Gerald Connell

View a photo of William & Lucy.

50th Wedding Anniversary – 1959

John Charlton — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:33:22 +0000

April 1959 – Newspaper clipping, publisher unknown

Golden Wedding Marked – Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Connell, of Kemptville, are pictured during the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary recently. They were married at Jellyby on April 21, 1909, but have been living in the Kemptville area for some time. Mrs. Connell is the former Ethel Richards, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richards, of Jellyby. They have two daughters, one son and five grandchildren. For the occaision they had with them their three children, Edith, Mrs. W. J. MacPherson, Port Daniel Centre, Que., Gerald, of Ottawa, and Della, Mrs. W. B. Charlton, of Montreal. Others present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards, Prescott, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Richards, Spencerville, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards, Athens, Clifford Connell, Watertown, N.Y., Wesley Connell, Smith Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Melville Corbett, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bigford, Jellyby, and W. B. Charlton and three sons, Bob, Jim and John of Montreal.

(photo below) Delbert Orvel & Ethel May Connell – 1909

Mary Dyer “The Quaker Martyr”

John Charlton — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:55:50 +0000

My relation to Mary Dyer (and Anne Marbury Hutchinson) are as follows:
1. Mary (Barrett) Dyer
2. Samuel Dyer (Samuel is Mary Dyer’s son who married Anne Marbury Hutchinson’s grand daughter Anne Hutchinson)
3. Anne Dyer
4. Elisha Clark I
5. Elisha Clark II
6. Elisha Clark III
7. Hannah Clark
8. Edward Weyman McLeod
9. Agnes Bassett McLeod
10. Helen Lottie Good
11. William Browell Charlton
12. John Delbert Charlton

Read about Mary Dyer:

Amazon Online Reader: To Try The Bloody Law, The Story Of Mary Dyer by Robert S. Burgess

MayflowerFamilies.com The Colonial Gazette: Mary Dyer: A Quaker Martyr

She Died Twice, A play by Brian Jarvis

Wikipedia Entry: Mary Dyer