Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard McCoy was born on 7 August 1841, in Middletown, Orange, New York, United States, his father, Richard H McCoy, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ann Wickham, was 30. He married Sarah Silvenia Burdick on 1 May 1867. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Allegany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States for about 15 years and San Francisco, California, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 2 August 1920, in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Sunset View Cemetery, El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Richard Traxly in household of Richard H Traxly, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Richard McCoy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richard Mccoy in entry for Sarah P Mccoy, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1841–1920 Male
1842–1923 Female
Children (4)
1863– Female
1869–1940 Male
1871–1914 Female
1884–1961 Female
Parents and Siblings
1811–1896 Male
1811–1889 Female
Siblings (8)
1836–1856 Female
1838– Male
1840–1914 Female
1841–1920 Male
1844–1925 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 5
1847
Age 6
1863
Age 22
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aoidh ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. Thus it has the same origin as McGee , McKay , and McKee . It has sometimes been Anglicized as Hughes .
History: The McCoy clan of KY, led by Randolph McCoy, was involved in one of the bitterest mountain feuds, with the Hatfield clan of WV, from the Civil War to the end of the 19th century. The expression ‘the real McCoy’ probably originated with an American boxer, Norman Selby (1873–1940), who adopted the name “Kid McCoy” to distinguish himself from another fighter of the same name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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