Josiah Richardson

Josiah Richardson, born circa 1635 and deceased on June 22, 1695, in Chelmsford, was the father of Sarah Richardson, who was born around March 1659 or 1660 and died on January 30, 1748 in Dunstable. Sarah Richardson was the mother of Esther Fletcher, born approximately in 1681 and passed away on September 21, 1767, in Chelmsford. Esther Fletcher was the mother of Benjamin Pierce, born on November 25, 1726, in Chelmsford and died on June 16, 1764, in Chelmsford. Benjamin Pierce was an American politician, born in 1757 and died in 1839. Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States serving from 1853 to 1857, was the son of Benjamin Pierce.