Brief Life History of John T
When John T Richards was born on 20 October 1824, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Richards, was 32 and his mother, Mary Edwards, was 33. He married Martha Pascoe on 27 April 1850, in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 7 January 1905, in Littleton, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- John Richards in household of Thomas Richards, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: John T. Richards - birth-name: John 'T' RICHARDS
- John Richards, "Wales, Glamorgan, Parish Register Marriages, 1837-1922"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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John T. Richards and Martha Pascoe
JOHN “T’ RICHARDS and MARTHA PASCOE Born: 20 October 1824Born: 8 June 1817 Died: 7 January 1905Died: 1 June 1896 Editor’s note: Two separate histories of John “T” Richards and Martha P …
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