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Barbara’s family

Richard Dole

6 SEP 1650 – 1 AUG 1723 · 9th great-grandfather

Richard Dole (6 September 1650–1 August 1723) was a Newbury resident, the second son of Richard and Hannah Dole. He married Sarah Greenleaf, daughter of Captain Stephen Greenleaf, and was the father of nine children recorded in the supplied family notes. He is identified as Barbara’s ninth great-grandfather.

At a glance

Name: Richard Dole
Birth: 6 September 1650, Newbury
Death: 1 August 1723, Newbury
Parents: Richard Dole and Hannah
Birth order: Second son
Residence: A farm near his father’s farm in Newbury
Spouse: Sarah Greenleaf
Spouse’s parents: Captain Stephen Greenleaf
Children: Richard Dole
Children: Elizabeth Dole
Children: Sarah Dole
Children: Ann Dole
Children: John Dole
Children: Stephen Dole, died young
Children: Stephen Dole
Children: Joseph Dole
Children: Mary Dole
Burial: Oldest burying-ground of Newbury
Family branch: Barbara’s family
Relationship: Ninth great-grandfather
Descent line: Richard Dole; Joseph Dole; Mary Dole; Hannah Woodbridge; Joseph Dole Plummer; Ebenezer Huse Plummer; Celestia D. Plummer; Phebe Celeste Tuthill; Nora Leslie Fox; Floyd Nelson Sherrell; Doris Helen Sherrell

Family connection

Doris Helen Sherrell (mother)
Floyd Nelson Sherrell (father)
Nora Leslie Fox (mother)
Phebe Celeste Tuthill (mother)
Celestia D. Plummer (mother)
Ebenezer Huse Plummer (father)
Joseph Dole Plummer (father)
Hannah Woodbridge (mother)
Mary Dole (mother)
Joseph Dole (father)
Richard Dole (father)

Richard Dole was born in Newbury on 6 September 1650, the second son of Richard and Hannah Dole. He lived on a farm near his father’s farm in Newbury.

Richard married Sarah Greenleaf, a daughter of Captain Stephen Greenleaf. Their children were Richard, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, John, Stephen, Stephen, Joseph, and Mary. The family notes state that one of the sons named Stephen died young.

Richard Dole died in Newbury on 1 August 1723. He was buried in the oldest burying-ground in Newbury.

Through the recorded family line, Richard Dole was the father of Joseph Dole, who was the father of Mary Dole. He is identified as the ninth great-grandfather of Barbara’s family branch.

Historical context

Richard Dole’s life, as recorded in the supplied notes, was centered in Newbury, where he was born, lived on a farm near his father, died, and was buried.

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