Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
Richard BRACE
1762 - 1855 (93 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Richard BRACE was born in 1762 (son of Thomas BRACE and Margery); died in 1855. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Newfoundland, Canada; a cooper
- Reference Number: 74.0
- _UID: 50D18804CF3D463B83FDF8EBDA0E2704B053
Notes:
Occupation:
"My father was a cooper and carried on that with fishing and farming, in conjunction with his brother William, all their lives. The farm was small, eight acres and three rods, father attended to that and the coopering, and uncle will do the fish. In their early days they did well and prospered until 1814 and 15 when the long war ended. The three or four years after that, tried men's souls. Hundreds who were worth thousands in Newfoundland, as well as in England, went down and never rose again. he wtool well until 1818 and then the savings of other years went, but not an inch of his property."Richard married Mary ASHE on 4 Nov 1790 in Newfoundland, Canada. Mary (daughter of John ASHE and Ann COLE) was born in 1775; died in 1856. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Sarah BRACE was born in 1793; died in 1872.
- Ebenezer BRACE was born in 1795; died in 1883.
- William BRACE was born in 1797; and died.
- Margery Ann BRACE was born in 1801; died on 2 Oct 1878.
- Mary BRACE was born in 1804; and died.
- John BRACE was born in 1806; and died.
- George BRACE and died.
- Richard BRACE was born in 1810; died in 1878.
- Jane BRACE was born in 1813; died in 1854.
- William Cole BRACE was born in 1814; died in 1898.
2. Thomas BRACE was born in 1716 in Devonshire, England (son of Philip BRACE and Mary Margaret CASTLE); died in 1794 in Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Family history: Devonshire, England
- Name: Robert Brace
- Reference Number: 148.0
- Residence: Devonshire, England
- _UID: 495794E2A77245B08E15C7A44372ED4A1E3E
Notes:
Family history:
He had 21 children.
Residence:
Could it be 'Kenton'? Article says "Keignton" in Devonshire, but it is not listed as a parish.Thomas married Margery. Margery was born in 1725; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margery was born in 1725; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _UID: 36C36E7C948D45858950251C39A792E23C3C
Children:
- Hannah BRACE and died.
- Mary BRACE was born in 1750; and died.
- Philip BRACE was born in 1752; and died.
- Thomas BRACE was born in 1753; died in 1846.
- George BRACE was born in 1755; died in 1842.
- Sarah BRACE was born in 1756; and died.
- William Evans BRACE was born in 1758; died in 1846.
- Jane BRACE was born in 1760; and died.
- 1. Richard BRACE was born in 1762; died in 1855.
Generation: 3
4. Philip BRACE was born in 1690; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _UID: F4480AA13C964726B0965FDC46AEA238754D
Philip married Mary Margaret CASTLE on 3 Apr 1716 in Devonshire, England. Mary was born in 1695; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Mary Margaret CASTLE was born in 1695; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _UID: 3BAAC4ED32534BEBB18F9FA21B0FAF19C4E6
Children:
- 2. Thomas BRACE was born in 1716 in Devonshire, England; died in 1794 in Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland, Canada.
- Mary BRACE was born on 16 Dec 1719 in Shirwell, Devonshire, England; and died.
- Hannah BRACE was born on 19 Apr 1722 in Fremington, Devonshire, England; and died.