When Thomas Riddle was born about 1802, in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States, his father, John B. Riddle, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Johnson, was 28. He married Sarah Carmack in 1828, in Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1835, in his hometown, at the age of 34.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English:
habitational name probably chiefly from Ryedale, a river valley in North Yorkshire. The placename derives from the river name Rye (of uncertain etymology) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. There are, however, other places called Rydale (in Westmorland for example) which could have given rise to hereditary surnames.
of Norman origin, from an Old French personal name Ridel, perhaps a pet form of ancient Germanic names such as Ridbald and Ridhari(us).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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