Brief Life History of Mary Lillian
When Mary Lillian Rugg was born on 21 August 1860, in Compton, Coaticook, Quebec, Canada, her father, Lorenza Dow Rugg, was 44 and her mother, Martha Emeline Draper, was 40. She married Frank Coulam on 1 October 1884, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years.
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Sources (14)
- Mary Rugg in household of Horace D Rugg, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary L. Rugg, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Mary in entry for Harold Frank Coulam, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
Spouse and Children
1854–1910 Male
1860– Female
Children (2)
1885–1885 Female
1890– Male
Parents and Siblings
1816–1875 Male
1820–1894 Female
Siblings (7)
1849–1927 Female
1851–1919 Male
1853–1896 Male
1855– Male
1857–1937 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 3
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 36
Name Meaning
South German (Rügg): from the medieval personal name Rüegg, a shortened form of Rudiger .
English: from Middle English rugge ‘ridge’, a form found widely in the West Midlands, parts of southwestern England, and as far east as Sussex. It is synonymous with Ridge and denotes someone who lived on or by a ridge, or who came from a place so named, such as Rudge (Staffordshire, Somerset), or Rudge in Froxfield (Wiltshire).
English: perhaps occasionally a nickname from Anglo-Norman French r(o)uge (Old French rouge) ‘red’, presumably for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Compare Rouse .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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