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Richard Cutter

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Richard Cutter

Birth
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Metropolitan Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
Death
16 Jun 1693 (aged 71)
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3748271, Longitude: -71.1200663
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Richard Cutter became a cooper by trade (a cooper is one who makes wooden casks and barrels) and at one time made a small oaken chest which in time has become a family heirloom. This chest is still in existence and was in the possession of a Dr. Benjamin Cutter of Woburn, Mass. in the early 1960's.

Around the year 1643, Richard married his first wife Elizabeth (her heritage is not known at this time) together they had 7 children. Elizabeth died at the age of 42. Her tombstone is one of the oldest now standing in the ancient burying ground at Old Cambridge. After Elizabeth died, Richard remarried. His new wife Frances (Periman) the widow of Issac Amsden, of Cambridge. They made their home together in Menotomy. Though they enjoyed a good life together, Richard requested that he be buried in Cambridge near his first wife, Elizabeth. He wrote his will in April of 1693 and passed away in June of the same year at the age of 72.

Richard Cutter was buried, as per his request in Cambridge. His monumental stones are in the western part of the yard, eight paces from the Obelisk of Livermore.

Richard and his first wife Elizabeth had 7 children:
Elisabeth (1643-1692)
Samuel (1647-1693)
Thomas (1648-1690)
William (1649-1723)
Ephraim (1651-1731)
Gershom (1653-1738)
Mary (1654-1711)

Richard and his second wife Frances (Periman) had 7children:
Nathaniel (1663-1714)
Rebecca (1665-1741)
Hephzibah (1667-1668)
Elizabeth (1668-1742)
Hephzibah (1671-1745)
Sarah (1673-1745)
Ruhamah (1678-1756)

Records show Richard Cutter had two daughters named Elizabeth by each of his two wives. Both girls survived and married and had descendants. Richard and Frances had two daughters named Hephzibah. The first (1667-1668) the second (1671-1745)
Richard Cutter became a cooper by trade (a cooper is one who makes wooden casks and barrels) and at one time made a small oaken chest which in time has become a family heirloom. This chest is still in existence and was in the possession of a Dr. Benjamin Cutter of Woburn, Mass. in the early 1960's.

Around the year 1643, Richard married his first wife Elizabeth (her heritage is not known at this time) together they had 7 children. Elizabeth died at the age of 42. Her tombstone is one of the oldest now standing in the ancient burying ground at Old Cambridge. After Elizabeth died, Richard remarried. His new wife Frances (Periman) the widow of Issac Amsden, of Cambridge. They made their home together in Menotomy. Though they enjoyed a good life together, Richard requested that he be buried in Cambridge near his first wife, Elizabeth. He wrote his will in April of 1693 and passed away in June of the same year at the age of 72.

Richard Cutter was buried, as per his request in Cambridge. His monumental stones are in the western part of the yard, eight paces from the Obelisk of Livermore.

Richard and his first wife Elizabeth had 7 children:
Elisabeth (1643-1692)
Samuel (1647-1693)
Thomas (1648-1690)
William (1649-1723)
Ephraim (1651-1731)
Gershom (1653-1738)
Mary (1654-1711)

Richard and his second wife Frances (Periman) had 7children:
Nathaniel (1663-1714)
Rebecca (1665-1741)
Hephzibah (1667-1668)
Elizabeth (1668-1742)
Hephzibah (1671-1745)
Sarah (1673-1745)
Ruhamah (1678-1756)

Records show Richard Cutter had two daughters named Elizabeth by each of his two wives. Both girls survived and married and had descendants. Richard and Frances had two daughters named Hephzibah. The first (1667-1668) the second (1671-1745)

Inscription

Here lyes Y body of Richard Cutter
Aged about 72 years Died Y 16 of Jvne 1693



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