Richard BarnumAge: 64 years1675–1739
- Name
- Richard Barnum
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Barnum
| Birth | 1675 50 50 |
| Birth of a brother | John Barnum February 24, 1678 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Barnum 1679 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hannah Barnum October 4, 1680 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hannah Barnum 1681 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Ebenezer Barnum May 29, 1682 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a mother | Hannah … 1683 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Thomas Barnum — Sarah Thompson — View this family after 1683 (Age 8 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Hurd — View this family 1690 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Barnum December 26, 1695 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Benjamin Barnum January 9, 1696 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Barnum 1699 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Nathaniel Barnum between 1701 and 1702 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Abner Barnum 1703 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Abner Barnum 1704 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Bethuel Barnum February 17, 1705 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | Bethuel Barnum 1706 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joseph Barnum about 1707 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mary Hurd 1710 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Barnum — Sarah Boughton — View this family 1713 (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Barnum — Ruth ? — View this family 1716 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Barnum — Anna Forward — View this family about 1718 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Abigail Barnum 1725 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Barnum December 17, 1730 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | Francis Barnum May 20, 1736 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Barnum before 1739 (Age 64 years) |
| Death | after January 14, 1739 (Age 64 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Barnum Birth: 1625 48 44 — Kent, Eng. Death: December 26, 1695 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Hannah … Birth: 1625 Death: 1683 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1644 — |
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20 years elder brother |
Thomas Barnum Birth: July 9, 1663 38 38 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: December 17, 1730 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years elder sister |
Sarah Barnum Birth: 1665 40 40 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1666 |
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5 years elder sister |
Abigail Barnum Birth: 1669 44 44 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1725 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years elder brother |
Francis Barnum Birth: 1671 46 46 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: May 20, 1736 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Barnum Birth: 1673 48 48 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: 1674 |
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3 years himself |
Richard Barnum Birth: 1675 50 50 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: after January 14, 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years younger brother |
John Barnum Birth: February 24, 1678 53 53 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1679 |
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3 years younger sister |
Hannah Barnum Birth: October 4, 1680 55 55 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1681 |
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20 months younger brother |
Ebenezer Barnum Birth: May 29, 1682 57 57 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: September 17, 1755 |
| Father’s family with Sarah Thompson |
| father |
Thomas Barnum Birth: 1625 48 44 — Kent, Eng. Death: December 26, 1695 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| step-mother |
Sarah Thompson Birth: 1642 29 25 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: January 24, 1718 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: after 1683 — Fairfield, CT |
| Family with Mary Hurd |
| himself |
Richard Barnum Birth: 1675 50 50 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: after January 14, 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| wife |
Mary Hurd Birth: August 15, 1673 60 31 — Stratford, Fairfield, CT Death: 1710 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1690 — Fairfield, CT |
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6 years son |
Benjamin Barnum Birth: January 9, 1696 21 22 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: January 9, 1779 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years son |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years son |
Nathaniel Barnum Birth: between 1701 and 1702 26 27 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before February 5, 1778 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years son |
Abner Barnum Birth: 1703 28 29 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1704 |
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2 years son |
Bethuel Barnum Birth: February 17, 1705 30 31 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1706 |
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3 years son |
Joseph Barnum Birth: about 1707 32 33 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1739 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
Richard Barnum, son of Thomas Barnum and Hannah …, was born in 1675 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT and died after January 14, 1739 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He married Mary Hurd, daughter of John Hurd and Sarah Thompson, in 1690 in Fairfield, CT. She was born on August 15, 1673 in Stratford, Fairfield, CT and died in 1710 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 36.
Children of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd:
- Benjamin Barnum (1696–1779)
- John Barnum (1699–1757)
- Nathaniel Barnum (1701–1778)
- Abner Barnum (1703–1704)
- Bethuel Barnum (1705–1706)
- Joseph Barnum (1707–1739)
- Generation 2back to top
Benjamin Barnum, son of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd, was born on January 9, 1696 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on January 9, 1779 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83. He married Anna Forward, daughter of Joseph Forward and Lydia Gregory, about 1718 in Fairfield, CT. She was born on March 15, 1700 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1746 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 45.
Children of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward:
- Lydia Barnum (1728–1820)
- Olive Barnum (1731–1834)
- Forward Barnum (1734–1790)
- Benjamin Barnum (1736–1807)
- Abijah Barnum (1742–1743)
- Ann Barnum (1744–1779)
John Barnum, son of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd, was born in 1699 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before 1757 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ruth ? in 1716. She was born in 1695 in Fairfield, CT and died after April 4, 1745 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. The second time he married Sarah Boughton, daughter of Matthew Bouton, in 1713 in Fairfield, CT. She was born about 1696 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before March 15, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT.
Children of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton:
- Richard Barnum (1722–1783)
- Sarah Barnum (1728–1737)
- Mary Barnum (1731–1802)
- Elizabeth Barnum (1735–1736)
- Generation 3back to top
Lydia Barnum, daughter of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward, was born about 1728 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1820 in Berkshire, MA. She married John Stevens, son of Nathaniel Stevens and Abigail Barnum, in 1741. He was born about 1722 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died in 1788 in Lee, Berkshire, MA.
Ann Barnum, daughter of Benjamin Barnum and Anna Forward, was born about 1744 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before 1779 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She married Ezra Stevens, son of Nathaniel Stevens and Abigail Barnum, about 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on May 25, 1724 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on February 5, 1823 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 98.
Children of Ann Barnum and Ezra Stevens:
- Forward Stevens (1756–1761)
- Peter Stevens (1756–1761)
- Anner Stevens (1756–1760)
- Ezra Stevens (1756–1761)
- Elijah Stevens (1756–1761)
- Anna Stevens (1756–1760)
- Samuel Stevens (1756–1761)
- Rachel Stevens (1745–1769)
Richard Barnum, son of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1722 and 1732 in Fairfield, CT and died after 1783 in Fairfield, CT. He married Olive Hoyt in 1736 in CT. She was born in 1716 and died in 1736 at the age of 20.
Sarah Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1728 and 1738 in Fairfield, CT and died in 1737. She married John Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, in 1737 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1724 and died in 1737 at the age of 13.
Mary Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born on March 3, 1731 in Fairfield, CT and died on August 12, 1802 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 71. She married Matthew Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, on January 2, 1753 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on March 4, 1729 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 26, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83.
Children of Mary Barnum and Matthew Wilkes:
- Elizabeth Wilkes (1754–1755)
- Ruth Wilkes (1756–1757)
- James Wilkes (1758–1777)
- Francis Wilkes (1760–1777)
- Matthew Wilkes (1764–1854)
- Joshua Wilkes (1770–1777)
| Shared note | !Genealogy of the Stevens Family from 1635 to 1891, F. S. Stevens; !The Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. I, pg. 33; Birth:Ancestral File, A:Barnum01, Jan 4,1993; !Birth:Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family; He was a member of the Colonial Legislature; His will dated Jan 14,1739 mentions 5 sons and gd. son Joseph. Son of his son Joseph deceased; |