Anna Mayo

F, (20 September 1756 - 9 October 1825)
Father-Biological*Major Joseph Mayo b. 28 Feb 1720/21, d. 14 Feb 1776
Mother-Biological*Esther Kenrick b. 26 Apr 1726, d. 26 Aug 1775
Last Edited=21 Oct 2022
     Anna Mayo was born on 20 September 1756 at Roxbury, Massachusetts.1,2 She was christened on 19 September 1756 at Roxbury, Massachusetts.1,2 She was the daughter of Major Joseph Mayo and Esther Kenrick.

Anna Mayo, age 19, married Paul Dudley Richards Jr., son of Paul Dudley Richards, on 20 June 1776 at Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Children:
1. Joseph Richards (1777-____)
2. Bessie Richards.1,3


The following was quoted about her: "Aunt Anna Mayo Richards was admired, loved, reverenced by us as quite the standard of perfection in almost all respects. She was one of the most winning and lovely women I ever saw, as well as the kindest of aunts."1 Anna Mayo died on 9 October 1825 at Roxbury, Massachusetts, at age 69.1

Compeller's Notes:
Birth: As the baptism is listed as a day before her birth, one of the two dates must be in error.1,2

Citations

  1. Mayo, Chester Garst. John Mayo of Roxbury, Massachusetts 1630-1688: A Genealogical and Biographical Record of His Descendants. Rutland, Vermont:: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1965.
  2. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 1 - Births. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911.
  3. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, volume 2 - Marriages and Deaths. Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911.