Brief Life History of Albert Ebenezer
When Albert Ebenezer Richardson was born on 2 May 1837, in Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, Ebenezer Clawson Richardson, was 21 and his mother, Angeline King, was 21. He married Alice Ann Wardle in 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870 and Baker, Lemhi, Idaho, United States in 1910. He died on 16 December 1919, in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, United States.
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- A E Richardson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Albert E. Richardson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Albert Ebenezer Richardson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Richard + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans. Compare Ritson .
Americanized form (and a Swedish variant) of Swedish Richardsson or Rikardsson: patronymic from the personal name Richard , Rikard.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Richardsen or Norwegian Rikardsen, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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