Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Rider was born on 27 January 1740, in Willington, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Daniel Rider Jr, was 22 and her mother, Rachel Simonds, was 25.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Rachel Rider, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Rachel Rider, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Rachel Rider, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Parents and Siblings
1717–1754 Male
1714– Female
Siblings (4)
1735–1782 Male
1737–1814 Male
1738– Male
1740– Female
World Events (3)
1776
Age 36
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 36
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 41
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English ridere ‘horseman’, perhaps with a specific application such as ‘forest ranger’, ‘horseman who guards crops’, or ‘mounted warrior, knight’. Compare Knight .
English: habitational name from Ryther, near Selby (Yorkshire), probably from Old English ryther ‘clearing’.
English: topographic name from Middle English ridere ‘dweller at a clearing’ (see Reeder ) or ‘dweller by a small stream’, depending on which sense of Middle English ride the surname is derived from. These topographic senses of Rider are limited to the southern counties of England (especially Surrey, Sussex, and Hampshire), where topographic names in -er and the Middle English words ride ‘clearing’ and rithe ‘small stream’ are mainly found. See also Reed .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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