Brief Life History of Rufus Howard
When Rufus Howard Pike was born on 25 October 1829, in Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Eber Pike, was 33 and his mother, Mary C. Dakin, was 27. He married Elizabeth Susan Balch on 3 April 1857. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States for about 20 years. He died on 8 January 1895, at the age of 65.
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Sources (10)
- Rufus H Pike in household of Samuel Balch, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rufus H Pike, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Rufus H Pike in entry for Willis B Kendall and Florence M Pike, "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947"
Spouse and Children
1829–1895 Male
1835–1900 Female
Children (2)
1858– Female
1861–1942 Female
Parents and Siblings
1796–1877 Male
1802–1831 Female
Siblings (5)
1824–1825 Female
1825–1847 Female
1827–1890 Female
1829–1895 Male
1831–1868 Male
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 1
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
Age 4
1863
Age 34
Name Meaning
English: nickname, perhaps for a fisherman whose physique resembled that of a pike. One Londoner so named in 1292 was a fishmonger.
English: metonymic occupational name for a user of a pointed tool, perhaps a laborer or military pikeman, from Middle English pike ‘pike, pickaxe, pitchfork’. Compare Pick .
English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Pic (Old English Pica, Old Norse Pík), of uncertain origin but perhaps from one of the words mentioned above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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