Brief Life History of Lemuel
When Lemuel Richardson was born on 25 July 1807, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Dr William Richardson, was 48 and his mother, Levina Taft, was 44. He married Lovina Burbank in 1832, in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. He lived in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States in 1875 and Lamartine, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States in 1880.
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Sources (8)
- Lew Richardson, "Wisconsin State Census, 1875"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lemuel Richardson - Government record: birth-name: Lemuel Richardson
- Lemuel Richardson, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1836
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1849: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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