Brief Life History of LeGrand
When LeGrand Richards was born on 6 February 1886, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Franklin Richards, was 24 and his mother, Alice Almira Robinson, was 21. He married Ina Jane Ashton on 19 May 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 11 January 1983, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Legrande Richards, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legrand, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Le Grand Richards, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
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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