Brief Life History of Richard H.
When Richard H. Spoor was born on 9 September 1853, in Athens, Greene, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Peter Spoor, was 30 and his mother, Alida Catharine Hallenbeck, was 21. He married Mary Catharine Thorne on 31 January 1877, in Catskill, Catskill, Greene, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Athens, Athens, Greene, New York, United States for about 45 years. He died on 28 July 1923, in Athens, Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Athens, Greene, New York, United States.
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- Richard Spoor in household of Isaac Spoor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard Spoor, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Richard H Spoor, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Dutch and English (Durham and Northumberland): metonymic occupational name for a maker of spurs, a lorimer, from Middle Dutch spore, Middle English spore, spure ‘spur’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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