Lucy Ransom

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Ransom was born on 2 April 1790, in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, David Ransom, was 41 and her mother, Anna Allerton, was 32. She had at least 2 sons with Cornelius Swarthout. She died on 27 December 1876, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, Oneida, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cornelius Swarthout
1784–1868
Lucy Ransom
1790–1876
George Swartwout
1822–1855
Edwin Latour Swartwout
1831–1907

Sources (6)

  • Lucy Swartout in household of Cornelius Swartout, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lucy Ransom - birth: 2 April 1790;
  • Lucy Ransom Swartwout, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1798

Historical Boundaries 1798: Oneida, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English:

patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand , a pet form of the personal name Randolf (see Randolph ), + -son.

perhaps a variant of Ramsden .

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

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