Individual Details
William Henry Richardson
(29 Dec 1846 - 28 Mar 1905)
Events
| Birth | 29 Dec 1846 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  | ||
| Census | 13 Sep 1850 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 13 Jul 1860 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1865 - 1868 | employee in a wholesale drug house - Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Occupation | 1868 - 1878 | held various positions - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Bio Note | 1868 | William moved from Bangor, Penobscot Maine - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | ||
| Occupation | engaged in the real estate business - Minnesota | | |||
| Census | 15 Jul 1870 | Bangor, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Marriage | 2 Sep 1873 | Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota - Mary J. Mower | | | |
| Occupation | Nov 1878 | appointed deputy county treasurer - Washington County, Minnesota | | ||
| Census | 1 Jun 1880 | Oak Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota | | | |
| Bio Note | 1881 | a brief biographical sketch was included in The History of Washington County | | | |
| Death | 28 Mar 1905 | atheroma and cerebral apoplexy - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota | | ||
| Burial | Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota |
Families
| Spouse | Mary J. Mower (1850 - 1925) |
| Child | Ada B. Richardson (1874 - 1920) |
| Child | Martha Augusta "Gussie" Richardson (1877 - ) |
| Child | Martin Mower Richardson (1883 - ) |
| Father | Simon Hill Richardson (1815 - 1898) |
| Mother | Emily Mower (1820 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Seward Porter Richardson (1844 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Emma J. Richardson (1849 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Anna M. "Annie" Richardson (1851 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Gratia M. "Grace" Richardson (1856 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Harriet M. "Hattie" Richardson (1862 - 1947) |
Notes
Census
William H. Richardson is enumerated in the household of Simon H. Richardson as a 5 year old male, born in Maine, and he had attended school within the year.Census
William H. Richardson was enumerated in Simeon [sic] Richardson's household, a 14 year old male, his birthplace listed as Maine, and he had attended school within the year.Occupation
After relocating to Stillwater, William was employed as a clerk for the St. Croix Boom Company for about two years. He then clerked in a store for about the same length of time. The next couple of years, he was steamboating on the St. Croix River. After that, he spent about two years as bookkeeper for Isaac Staples.Census
William was enumerated in Simon Richardson's household as a 24 year old white male, an office clerk, his birthplace was listed as Maine, and there was an indication that he was a male citizen of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards.Marriage
They were married by Rev. W. J. Johnstone, Rector of Ascension Church. Witnesses to the ceremony were Henry Van Vorhes and Emma Van Vorhes.Census
William Richardson was enumerated as head of household, white, male, age 35, married, Dept. Co. Treasurer, born in Maine, father born in Maine, and mother born in Maine. Other members of his household were Mary Richardson (wife), Ada Richardson (daughter), Gussie Richardson (daughter), and Clara Carlson (white, female, age 19, servant, single, born in Sweden, father born in Sweden, and mother born in Sweden).Bio Note
William H. Richardson was born at Bangor, Maine, December 29th, 1846, where he lived until 1868, the last three years of the time being employed in a wholesale drug house. During the spring of that year he came to Stillwater and began clerking for the St. Croix Boom Company, where he continued for two years, then two years in a store. For two years longer, he was steamboating on the St. Croix, then book-keeper for Isaac Staples the same length of time. Finally in November, 1878, he was appointed deputy county treasurer which office he still holds. His grand-father Marcus Richardson, of Bangor, Maine, died in 1831, at the age of one hundred years and two and one-half months and was supposed to be the oldest Freemason in the world. Mr. Richardson and Miss Mary Mower of this county were married in 1873. Two children have been born to them, both living.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 73.
2. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
3. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, City of Bangor, p. 101, dwelling 1393, family 1452, Simon H. Richardson household, line 23, Wm. H. Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
4. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Ward 4, West Side, City of Bangor, 164, dwelling 1176, family 1252, Simeon Richardson household, line 23, Wm. H. Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 February 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
5. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
6. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
7. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
8. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 74.
9. 1870 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Bangor West Side Kenduskeag Stream, p. 155, dwelling 1102, family 1238, Simon Richardson household, line 21, William Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 February 2019); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls.
10. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 74.
11. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
12. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), p. 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 11 February 2019.
13. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, City of Stillwater, Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 34, page no. 27, dwelling 1, William Richardson household, line 12, William Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2020); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
14. Rev. Edward D. Neill; J. Fletcher Williams, History of Washington County and the St. Croix Valley Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota: And Outlines of the History of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota: North Star Publishing Company, 1881), 595; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 14 December 2019.
15. State of Minnesota, Health Department, Non-Pre-Printed Death Record Cards (1905-1907), 1905, William H. Richardson, 28 March 1905;Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.