Richard Francis Terra

Richard Francis Terra
(1936-2022)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Donna Rae Gordon

Richard Francis Terra

Born: 30 Nov 1936, Providence, RI
Marriage (1): Donna Rae Gordon in Jan 1958 in Newport, RI
Died: 30 May 2022, Villas, NJ at age 85
Crem.: At Sea

bullet FamilySearch ID: GFW1-Z6P.

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Missing:
Marriage Date (Donna)
Marriage Date (Sharon)

bullet Events

• Census, 17 Apr 1940, Bristol, RI. ¹

• Census, 12 Apr 1950, Bristol, RI. ²

Richard married Donna Rae Gordon, daughter of Maurice Herbert Gordon Sr. and Joyce Elaine Shorey, in Jan 1958 in Newport, RI. The marriage ended in divorce in 1972. (Donna Rae Gordon was born on 23 Apr 1942 in Unity, ME, died on 27 Jul 2015 in East Providence, RI and was buried on 19 Sep 2015 in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Riverside, RI.)

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• Separation, 1964.
Donna, pregnant with Kimberly, left the family to be with James Edens Sr. in Charleston, SC.

• Divorce Petition, 1966, Newport County, RI.
Richard petitioned family court in RI for a divorce. Donna did not appear in court or respond to the petition.

1 1940 U.S. census, Bristol, Rhode Island, population schedule, Bristol, enumeration district (ED) 1-13, sheet 1A, p. 1, household 220, Joseph C. Terra; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 15 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll m-t0627-03757.

2 1950 U.S. census, Bristol, Rhode Island, Bristol, enumeration district (ED) 1-24, sheet 15, p. 16, household 154, Gigina Terra; digital images, Ancestry.com (https://ancestry.com : accessed 15 Sep 2022); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T628, roll 5603.

Richard Francis Terra

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