Brief Life History of Nathaniel
Nathaniel Richardson was born on 11 March 1777, in Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. He married Sarah Barker on 7 October 1807, in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 16 November 1843, in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in East Cemetery, Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Nathaniel Richardson, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Nathaniel Richardson, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Nathaniel Richardson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1793
Oldest grave seen on Memorials list.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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