Daniel Rich

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Rich was born in 1807, in Buxton, York, Maine, United States, his father, Israel Rich, was 31 and his mother, Rhoda Smith, was 30. He married Nancy Hawkes on 29 November 1835, in Richville, Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States for about 10 years and Maine, United States in 1870. He died on 14 March 1872, in Richville, Standish, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 65.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Rich
1807–1872
Nancy Hawkes
1811–1897
Marriage: 29 November 1835
Lydia Rich
1836–1892
Lavinia L. Rich
1838–1858
Melville C. Rich
1842–1918
Lucy Ann Rich
1846–1847
Flora Edna Rich
1848–1922
Arthur S. Rich
1851–1866
Sidney A. Rich
1855–1929

Sources (22)

  • David Rich, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Daniel Rich, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Daniel in entry for Sidney A. Rich, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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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