Benjamin L. Richardson
Benjamin L. Richardson was born around November 1834 in Pennsylvania. He married a woman named Emma, and they had at least three children: William, born around 1859; Elizabeth, born around 1860; Joseph, born around 1864; and Hamilton, born around 1869. They lived in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and Richardson worked as a farmer. In 1860, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $350 of personal property. A decade later, he owned $10,000 of real estate and $800 of personal property. He died of paralysis in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on July 26, 1897.
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(284)Richardson, Benjamin L.1834-111897-07-26
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (1040) [writer] ~ Benjamin L. Richardson and Emma P. Richardson to Joseph B. Richardson, 26 December 1862
  • (1041) [writer] ~ Benjamin L. Richardson to Joseph B. Richardson, 29 December 1862

Places - Records: 2

  • (237) [birth] ~ Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • (548) [death] ~ Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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SOURCES

1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Ohio Select County Death Records, 1840-1908, available from Ancestry.com.