Brief Life History of William Lyman
When William Lyman Rich was born on 9 August 1852, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, his father, Charles Coulson Rich, was 42 and his mother, Mary Ann Phelps, was 23. He married Ella Amelia Pomeroy on 6 September 1877, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 1 June 1928, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Wm L Rich, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm L Rich, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- William Lyman Rich, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1863
Historical Boundaries 1863: Idaho, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Washington Territory, United States 1863: Boise, Idaho Territory, United States 1863: Owyee, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Oneida, Idaho, Territory, United States 1875: Bear Lake, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bear Lake, Idaho, United States
1872 · The Modoc War
Hostilities between Modoc Indians and white settlers resulted in the Modoc War during 1872-1873. A Modoc band of nearly 200 people, led by Captain Jack Kintpuash, was fleeing a forced relocation to a reservation occupied by their enemies, the Klamaths. The band had returned to their former land on Lost River, which now had white settlers occupying the area. The conflict erupted on November 29, 1872, when 40 troops were sent to move the Modocs back to the reservation. An argument erupted and shots were fired. Several were killed and the Modocs fled to “The Stronghold,” a large, cavernous lava bed. The holdout went on for months with several clashes. On April 11, 1873, General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby and Reverend Eleazar Thomas were killed by the Modocs during a negotiation. The Modocs lacked resources and supplies and eventually surrendered on July 4. In total, 2 Modocs and 71 enlisted military men lost their lives.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a wealthy man (or perhaps in some cases an ironic nickname for a pauper), from Middle English, Old French riche ‘rich, wealthy’, a word of ancient Germanic origin, akin to ancient Germanic rīc ‘power(ful)’.
English: from the Middle English personal name Rich, a pet form of any of the post-Conquest names beginning in Rich-, such as Richer and especially Richard . Compare Rick .
English: either a topographic name from Middle English riche(Old English ric) ‘stream’, signifying one who lived beside a stream, as at Glynde Reach (Sussex), or perhaps a habitational name from the (now lost) village of Riche (Lincolnshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter from Jessamine Elizabeth Routledge Pomeroy to Ella Amelia Pomeroy Rich
31 March 1878 Dear Ella: I received your letter sometime ago, but have not had time to write till now. We are all middling well except myself. I am just able to get around now. They are getting alo …
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