Brief Life History of Lucy Ann
When Lucy Ann Richardson was born on 3 September 1843, in Stoddard, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Luther Richardson, was 34 and her mother, Lucy Tryphena Dunn, was 34. She married Charles Wilson Rugg on 19 November 1861. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Mason Township, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Marion, Union, Louisiana, United States in 1912. She died on 8 September 1917, at the age of 74.
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Sources (32)
- Lucy A Rugg in household of Charles W Rugg, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lucy A Richardson Rugg, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Lucy Richardson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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