Birth : 8 Jan 1754 Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Death : 3 Jan 1808 Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Burial : Old Main Street Cemetery, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate : 43.8387600, -66.1198600
Inscription : In Memory of
MR. JOHN RICHAN
Who departed this life
Jan. 3, 1807
in the 52nd. year
of his age.
Death has no dread but what
Frail life imparts,
Nor life true joy
But what death improves.

This
Description : Son of William Richan and Janet Keith.

Royal Navy and inn keeper. Richan's tavern (on Church or Butler's Hill) was known as Vengeance House, after the ship he served on.
Husband of Lydia Butler (widow of Captain Nehemiah Patch).

Lydia was born June 13, 1760 in Windham County, CT. She died Feb 11 1841 in Yarmouth, NS. Her burial is unknown but is likely either the Old Main Street Cemetery (now Frost Park) where her parents and husband were buried, or its extension on the east side of Main Street (now the Yarmouth Library). The extension opened in 1837 when the original... Read More

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  • Where is John Richan's memorial?

    John Richan's memorial is located at: Old Main Street Cemetery, Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada.

  • When did John Richan death?

    John Richan death on 3 Jan 1808 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada

  • Where are the coordinates of the John Richan's memorial?

    Latitude: 43.8387600
    Longitude: -66.1198600

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Children

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Lydia Richan Kelley

(1791 - 1865)

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Capt Eleazer Richan

(1799 - 1883)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Main Street Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8387600, -66.1198600

2. Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8365800, -66.1022800

3. Anglican Church Hill Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8252300, -66.1228500

4. Saint Ambrose Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8245990, -66.1169210

5. Our Lady Of Calvary Cemetery
Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8319700, -66.1021600

6. Churchill Cemetery
Dayton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8686104, -66.1037468

7. Pembroke Cemetery
Pembroke, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8692708, -66.1549716

8. Chegoggin Cemetery
Chegoggin, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8803200, -66.1248700

9. Arcadia Cemetery
Arcadia, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8211400, -66.0566940

10. Brookside Cemetery
Hebron, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8866500, -66.0910700

11. Greenville Cemetery
Greenville, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8609300, -66.0468800

12. Riverside Cemetery
Hebron, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8976900, -66.0876600

13. Chebogue Cemetery
Rockville, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7770400, -66.0976100

14. Highland Plains Cemetery
Pleasant Lake, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8471900, -66.0169900

15. Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Melbourne, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.7795967, -66.0503804

16. Tusket Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8515200, -65.9745190

17. St. Stephen's Anglican Church and Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8623433, -65.9768301

18. Tusket Falls Cemetery
Tusket Falls, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8830700, -65.9830200

19. Ste-Famille Roman Catholic Cemetery
Amiraults Hill, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8089000, -65.9743600

20. Darling's Lake Cemetery
Darlings Lake, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9553223, -66.1311722

21. Sainte-Anne Parish Cemetery
Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8380400, -65.9355700

22. Brenton Methodist Cemetery
Brenton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9645545, -66.0517018

23. Tusket Lakes Cemetery
Tusket, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9166900, -65.9666300

24. Gavelton Meeting House Cemetery
Gavelton, Yarmouth County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8974700, -65.9490100