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 RICHMOND. KICKER. 5'5 whom he had seven children, five of whom are living. Mrs. Richmond died July 31, 1863. His second marriage was at New Bedford, December 15, 1864, to Abby S., daughter of Deacon Nathaniel and Han- nah (Smith) Nelson, of New Bedford, who died July 30, 1868. His third marriage was at New Bedford, November 2, 187 1, to Elizabeth E., daughter of Charles D. and Mary H. (Crane) Swift, of New Bed- ford. RICHMOND, SILAS PEIRCE, was born at Freetown, Bristol county, June 19, 1831. He received his early education at the " Forge " district school in Freetown, fin- SILAS P RICHMOND. ishing at Pierce Academy, Middleborough. Upon leaving school, he commenced farm- ing on the Richmond homestead in Free- town. He then tried the grocery and provision trade at Beloit, Wis., the express business at Lawrence, Kan., the lumber trade at Newport, Ind., and the grain trade at Decatur, Mich., where he lost a fortune by the great fire in that city. He then re- turned to farming at Freetown, on the old homestead that has been in the Richmond family one hundred and thirteen years. Mr. Richmond has held the position of turnkey of the state prison and deputy master of the Bristol county house of cor- rection. He is at present the general trav- eling agent of Clark's Cove Guano Com- pany, New Bedford. He was for many years moderator of the annual town meetings. He has been town auditor, town clerk, assessor, and a mem- ber of the school committee, selectman and overseer of the poor, and also president of the Bristol County Agricultural Society. In 1854 he was captain of the Assonet Light Infantry ; in 1855 and '56 major and inspector of the 2d brigade M. V. M.; in i860 and '61 a captain and aide-de- camp of the 2d brigade M. V. M., serving at Fortress Monroe, Hampton, Va., and at the battle of Big Bethel, Va.; in 1862 and '63 he was colonel of the 3d regiment Massachusetts volunteers in the North Carolina campaign; in 1864 and '65 colonel of the 58th regiment Massachusetts volun- teers, and also in 1865 assistant provost- marshal, department of the South. He is a member of Sutton Commandery, Knights Templar, and of William Rodman Post 1, ('. A. R., New Bedford. He now holds his fourth commission as justice of the peace and of the quorum. Mr. Richmond was married at Freetown, June 16, 1850, to Elizabeth J. Haskins, by whom he had six children : Emma A., Cynthia E., Sarah E. E., Walter S., Flora J., and Lillian F. His second marriage was with Zadie, daughter of Dr. John Scott, of Michigan, by whom his children were : Annie E., Roy S., Ruth E., Forrest S, and Isaac Foster. Of the children, Cynthia E. was drowned by the upsetting of a sail-boat in Assonet Bay, June 14, 187 1 ; Forrest S. died August 26, 1883; Ruth E. died June 20, 1884, and Emma A. died January 13, 1S85. Annie E. married Herbert Stone, Freetown, August, 1886. RICKER, JAMES W., son of Charles and Eliza B. (Perkins) Ricker, was born in Portsmouth, Rockingham county, N. H., January 31, 1829. He was educated in the public schools of his native place, and his introduction to business was in a printing-office at Great Falls, N. H. By unceasing perseverance and earnest attention to business, he ac- quired habits that subsequently became invaluable when he went to the city of Boston to better his condition in life. On the 28th of December, 1852, in Chelsea, Mr. Ricker was married to Sarah F., daughter of Henry W. and Rebecca H. (Darracott) Fenno. Their children are: Julia Mai land and Everett Wilder Ricker. Mr. Ricker's present residence is at Jamaica Plain, Boston. He was elected collector of the city of Boston in 1883, and