When Ira M. Rugg was born on 8 April 1809, in Bristol, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, Phineas Rugg, was 45 and his mother, Mary Polly Haskins, was 43. He married Catherine Maria Sly on 13 September 1833, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 December 1891, in Rochester, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82.
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Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
South German (Rügg): from the medieval personal name Rüegg, a shortened form of Rudiger .
English: from Middle English rugge ‘ridge’, a form found widely in the West Midlands, parts of southwestern England, and as far east as Sussex. It is synonymous with Ridge and denotes someone who lived on or by a ridge, or who came from a place so named, such as Rudge (Staffordshire, Somerset), or Rudge in Froxfield (Wiltshire).
English: perhaps occasionally a nickname from Anglo-Norman French r(o)uge (Old French rouge) ‘red’, presumably for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion. Compare Rouse .
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