richard bache

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 810

By Erik Loomis

In General

On March 15, 2021

This is the grave of Richard Bache and Sarah Franklin Bache. Born in 1737 in Settle, Yorkshire, Bache moved to New York in 1760 to join his older brother who had come over in 1751 and was running a dry goods shore and insurance operation....

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