Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Ridge was born about 1810, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Ridge Sr, was 41 and her mother, Jean or Jane Fincher, was 41. She married Jesse H Miller on 19 August 1831, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Monroe Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1860.
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Sources (6)
- Polly Miller in household of Jesse Miller, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ridge, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Randolph Co., North Carolina will for William Ridge Sr., May 24, 1845
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Siblings (11)
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English:
topographic name for someone who lived on or by a ridge, Middle English rigge (Old English hrycg) ‘ridge’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places so named. It is synonymous with West Midlands Rudge and northern Rigg . The surname is also fairly common in Ireland, in County Galway, having been taken to Connacht in the early 17th century. The name is sometimes Gaelicized as Mac Iomaire; iomaire being modern Irish for ‘ridge’. Compare Attridge .
sometimes perhaps a variant of Rich with voicing of the formerly medial consonant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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