Samuel Ruggles Aiken Sr.

Brief Life History of Samuel Ruggles

When Samuel Ruggles Aiken Sr. was born on 28 October 1803, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Aiken Jr., was 48 and his mother, Sarah Ruggles, was 43. He married Nancy Mason Lazell on 16 April 1826, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 15 December 1896, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Ruggles Aiken Sr.
1803–1896
Isabella Livingston
1843–1905
Marriage: 22 April 1857
Samuel Livingston Aiken
1859–1943
John Archibald Aiken
1862–1926
James William Aiken
1865–1927
Charles Henry Aiken
1867–1938
Sarah Jane Aiken
1869–1904
Joseph Hyrum Aiken
1871–1937
Lorenzo Wilson Aiken
1873–1951

Sources (46)

  • Samuel R Aiken, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Samuel Ruggles Aiken, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910: Samuel Ruggles Aiken

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .

History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Samuel Ruggles Aiken, Sr. (28 October 1803 – 15 December 1896)

Son of John Aiken Jr. and Sarah Ruggles Married: Nancy Mason Lazelle, 16 Apr 1826, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts Children: Samuel Ruggles Aiken, Benjamin Burk Aiken, Elizabeth Aiken, Nancy Laze …

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