Brief Life History of Ruth Ladurna
When Ruth Ladurna Pierce was born on 11 February 1818, in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, her father, Reverend Isaac Pierce, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 41. She married Samuel Monroe Crosier on 2 May 1838, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hinton Township, Mecosta, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 28 November 1907, in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Ruth Crosier, "United States Census, 1860"
- Isaac Pierce Reverend, Birth: 15 Feb 1776 in , Vermont Death: 23 Feb 1860 in Deposit, New York
- Ruth Purce, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1842 · Relief Society Organized
The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.
Name Meaning
English, Welsh, and Irish: from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Piers, Peres, Peris, an Old French nominative of Pierre or Per, the French form of Peter . Pierce is especially frequent in northwestern Wales and Lancashire, while Pearce is the more common spelling in the rest of England. In Ireland Pierce and Pearse represent a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.
Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.
History: Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the US, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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