Brief Life History of Eleanor
When Eleanor Rigg was born on 2 May 1789, in Henry, Virginia, United States, her father, Charles Rigg, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Andrews, was 28. She married Hugh Green Larimore on 27 September 1813, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died from 1830 to 1834, in Fayette, Indiana, United States.
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- Nelly Rigg, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Nelly Rigg, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or other of the many minor placenames in northern England named with Middle English rigg (Old Norse hryggr) ‘ridge’. Compare the synonymous Ridge .
German: from a short form of any of several ancient Germanic personal names based on the element rīc ‘power(ful)’. This surname is very rare in Germany.
Altered form of Swiss German Rüegg (see Ruegg ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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