Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Hood was born on 13 March 1786, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Abner Hood, was 52 and his mother, Keziah Breed, was 35. He married Clarissa H Herrick on 1 November 1812. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 17 July 1854, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Richard Hood in household of Martin Hood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Richard Hood, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Richard Hood, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
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1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English hod, hood, hodde ‘hood’, either for someone who wore a hood (like the medieval folk hero Robin Hood) or who made and sold hoods. In Kent and Sussex the name may sometimes have been confused with Hoad .
English: from the Middle English personal name Hod(e), a variant of Ode or Odd with prosthetic H-; see Ott and Oates and compare Hodson 2.
English and Scottish: variant of Hudd, from the Middle English personal name Hudde, Hutte, which could represent Old English Hud(d)a or its ancient Germanic equivalent Hud(d)o, but is more likely from Anglo-Norman French Hud(de), a pet form of Hugh.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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