When Russell Bridgeman II was born on 29 September 1802, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, John Bridgman Jr., was 33 and his mother, Lydia Hall, was 29. He married Harriet W. Aiken on 1 January 1830, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 10 March 1847, in his hometown, at the age of 44, and was buried in Hardwick Center Cemetery, Hardwick Center, Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States.
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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.
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.
English: topographic or occupational name from Middle English brigge, brugge ‘bridge’ (Old English brycg) + man, denoting either a dweller by or a keeper of a bridge. See Bridge .
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman ).
History: James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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