John P. Ricker

Brief Life History of John P.

When John P. Ricker was born on 27 February 1787, in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, Tobias Ricker, was 27 and his mother, Abigail Warren, was 22. He married Charlotte Lovejoy Heywood on 24 October 1816, in Albion, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 25 January 1867, in Waterville, Le Sueur, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

John P. Ricker
1787–1867
Charlotte Lovejoy Heywood
1791–1876
Marriage: 24 October 1816
Mary Ricker
1817–1898
Eliza Ricker
1819–1894
Delia A. Ricker
1820–1892
John H. Ricker
1824–1885
Charles Henry Ricker
1827–1896
Helen M. Ricker
1833–1913

Sources (32)

  • 1850 United States Federal Census
  • John Ricker, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • John Ricker, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1805

Historical Boundaries: 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hari, heri ‘army’.

English: variant of both Richer , a cognate of 1 above, and Rickard .

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

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