Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Rich was born on 12 September 1760, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, William Rich, was 26 and his mother, Mrs William Rich, was 18. He married Sarah Gillingham on 5 October 1796. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 25 September 1803, at the age of 43.
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Sources (7)
- Benjamin Rich, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Benjamin Rich in entry for Sarah Gillingham, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Benjamin Rich, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
Spouse and Children
1760–1803 Male
1774–1836 Female
Children (4)
1794–1863 Female
1799–1873 Male
1801–1858 Female
1803– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (6)
1776
Age 16
1776
Age 16
1783 · A Free America
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a wealthy man (or perhaps in some cases an ironic nickname for a pauper), from Middle English, Old French riche ‘rich, wealthy’, a word of ancient Germanic origin, akin to ancient Germanic rīc ‘power(ful)’.
English: from the Middle English personal name Rich, a pet form of any of the post-Conquest names beginning in Rich-, such as Richer and especially Richard . Compare Rick .
English: either a topographic name from Middle English riche(Old English ric) ‘stream’, signifying one who lived beside a stream, as at Glynde Reach (Sussex), or perhaps a habitational name from the (now lost) village of Riche (Lincolnshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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