Display Patriot - P-278405 - Street/Streat RICHARDS

Street/Streat RICHARDS

SAR Patriot #: P-278405

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State of Service: CT      Qualifying Service: Ensign / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A095294

Birth: 12 Dec 1750 Waterbury / New Haven / CT
Death: 13 Jul 1835 Westminster / Windham / VT

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. In May 1783, he was commissioned an Ensign of the 8th Company, 27th Regiment of the Militia. 
  2. He was a member of a committee.

Additional References:
  1. Connecticut Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Non-military Service in the Revolutionary War, Extracts from Connecticut Town Council Minutes, 1774–1784, Volume 2, 1966, pg 145
  2. Larabee, Leonard Woods, The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, 1782–1784, Volume 5, Connecticut. Hartford: State of Connecticut, 1943, pg 138

Spouse: Eunice Culver
Children: Luther Abijah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1962-03-27 NE Unassigned Lloyd George Tanner (87530) Luther   
1995-03-15 CA 206184 Earl Roger Adams (144205) Luther   
Burial:
Old Westminster Cemetery (aka Old East Parish Cemetery, Westminster Cemetery Old) (C-0371300)
Location:
Westminster / Windham / VT / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1970518
Grave Plot #:
SE section--Row 4--Lot 113
Grave GPS Coordinates:
43.071259 / -72.455137
Find A Grave Memorial #:
76422242
Marker Type:
SAR Stake
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
12 Oct 2024

Comments:

Image taken and provided by compatriot Randy Roberts (VT) member 194492



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Randy Lee Roberts

This biography has been edited by PRS Staff.

Streat Richards was born on 12 December 1750 in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Abijah and Huldah (Hopkins) Richards.

He married Eunice Culver on 28 December 1775 in Waterbury. She was born on 19 March 1753 in Wallingford, Connecticut. They had the following known children:

  • Polly was born on 29 June 1778 and died young.
  • Miles Hopkins was born on 1 Jun 1780, never married.
  • Achsa was born on 30 May 1783 and married Nathaniel Lewis.
  • Luther Abijah was born on 25 September 1785 and married Mary Page.
  • Sally was born in 1789 and married Daniel Steele.
  • Amanda was born on 10 April 1792 and married 1) Jasper Johnson and 2) Daniel Steel, her sister's widower.

The family was among the early settlers of Wolcott. Around 1790, he emerged as a prominent figure in the parish society and remained an active, energetic citizen for the next twenty years. Ambitious to serve others, he never avoided hard work or responsibility. As a farmer, he left lasting evidence of his diligence and thrift—his home, still standing today, was likely among the finest in town in terms of comfort, convenience, and appearance, all testaments to his industrious spirit.

In May 1783, he was commissioned by the State of Connecticut as an Ensign. This was followed in 1794 when he was commissioned as a Captain of the 7th Company of the 26th State Regiment. Sometime in 1800, he was commissioned as a colonel.

He was equally committed to public service, readily stepping forward in the militia, town offices, and various local enterprises. One standout is his role as Chairman of the Wolcott Friends of the Constitution of the United States of America organization. With a helping hand, an open purse, and a resolute heart, he answered every call to action. Though his speech may have sometimes carried a hint of flourish or pretension, he consistently lived up to the proposed initiatives. His life was one of true usefulness to the community, and it might have earned even greater recognition were it not for a slight air of self-importance in his public demeanor. Around 1815, he relocated from Wolcott to Westminster, Vermont.

The Patriot died in July 1835 in Westminster, Windham County, Vermont, and was interred at Old Westminster Cemetery.

 

Sources:

Orcutt, Samuel, The History of the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut, pages 548-549


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