Brief Life History of Thomas Shinn
When Thomas Shinn Ridgway Jr. was born in 1815, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas Shinn Ridgeway, was 36 and his mother, Mary Joy, was 32. He married Harriet Fisher on 4 August 1850, in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1865 and Massachusetts, United States in 1870. He died on 15 April 1878, in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Thomas S Ridgeway in household of Eliza Morey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Thomas S. Jr. Ridgway, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Thomas Shinn Ridgway, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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English: variant of Ridgeway .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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