Brief Life History of Richmond
When Richmond Fisk was born on 7 August 1804, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, Jeremiah Fisk, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Greene, was 33. He married Lurana Matteson on 7 March 1824, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Hoosick Falls, Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States in 1860 and Hoosick, Rensselaer, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 18 October 1877, in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States.
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- Richmond Fisk, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Richmond Fisk, "Find A Grave Index"
- Richmond Fisk, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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 (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc). See Fish 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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