Brief Life History of Lewis W.
Lewis W. Richards was born in 1786, in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. He married Sarah Buckwalter on 4 December 1823, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 November 1841, in his hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Lewis W Richards, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Lewis W. Richards, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lewis Richards, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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