Lydia Ann Richards

Brief Life History of Lydia Ann

When Lydia Ann Richards was born on 13 April 1841, in Niagara, New York, United States, her father, Lewis Richards, was 29 and her mother, Julia Belmer, was 18. She married James Fonner Wean on 24 September 1865. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Almer Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Indianfields Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. She died on 21 July 1933, in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Almer Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Fonner Wean
1828–1909
Lydia Ann Richards
1841–1933
Marriage: 24 September 1865
Lydia Rebecca Wean
1866–1937
Ellen Eliza Wean
1870–1964
James Louis Wean
1876–1933

Sources (32)

  • Lydia Richards, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lydia A. Richards, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
  • Lydia Ann Wean, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847 · Moving the State Capital

The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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