Family:James Richard and Dorothy Packard (1)

Parents: James Richards and Mary Flagg James Richard b. 2 Mar 1741/42 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 27 May 1822 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States	Parents: Jacob Packard and Dorothy Perkins Dorothy Packard b. 17 Nov 1754 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 2 Mar 1796 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Marriage^[1]

8 May 1777

Children

		Birth	Death

References

↑ Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916)
2:275.

Packard, Dorothy [dup, Dorotha, int. Dorithy] and James Richards of Newton [dup. and int. Newtown], May 8, 1777.
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Newton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1905)
364.

Richards, James Jr. and Dorothy Packard, int. Dec. 22, 1776.
Because this marriage occurs just 3 months after her father Jacob's death in Feb. 1777, this looks like it could be her mother, the widow Dorothy Packard, remarrying. However, it is easily determined to be the daughter since James and Dorothy Richards of Newton had children born in 1779, 1782, 1785, 1789, 1793, 1796. Clearly this is the daughter b. 1754, and not the widow b. 1721!