Alta Jane Riches

Brief Life History of Alta Jane

When Alta Jane Riches was born on 30 August 1883, in Shelton, Fremont, Idaho, United States, her father, George Bamford Riches, was 25 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Davies, was 24. She died on 25 November 1899, at the age of 16, and was buried in Ririe, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Bamford Riches
1858–1888
Mary Elizabeth Davies
1859–1920
Mary Elizabeth Riches
1878–1879
Pearl Alice Riches
1880–1954
Alta Jane Riches
1883–1899
George Barber Riches
1888–1953

Sources (5)

  • Alta Jane Mann Riches, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Alta Jane Riches, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
  • Alta Jane Riches, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (6)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1888

Historical Boundaries 1888: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk and Suffolk): variant of Rich , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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