When Lydia S. Rickey was born in 1813, in Porter Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States, her father, Jacob Rickey, was 38 and her mother, Tryphena Strong, was 26. She married James Mead on 24 February 1837, in Scioto, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Sunfish Township, Pike, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 17 February 1869, in Portsmouth, Wayne Township, Scioto, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56.
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English and northern Irish: from a diminutive of the Middle English personal name Rick , a pet form of Richard ; compare Ritchie .
In some cases also an Americanized form of German Richey or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Americanized form of French Riquier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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