When Robert Riddle was born on 28 February 1811, in Wyoming, Bath, Kentucky, United States, his father, Lewis Riddle, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Barbee, was 29. He married Lucinda Bradshaw on 15 August 1834, in Bath, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 30 July 1855, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Bath, Kentucky, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1820: Bath, Kentucky, United States
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
English:
habitational name probably chiefly from Ryedale, a river valley in North Yorkshire. The placename derives from the river name Rye (of uncertain etymology) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. There are, however, other places called Rydale (in Westmorland for example) which could have given rise to hereditary surnames.
of Norman origin, from an Old French personal name Ridel, perhaps a pet form of ancient Germanic names such as Ridbald and Ridhari(us).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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