Brief Life History of John Benjamin
When John Benjamin Rudy was born on 24 August 1850, in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Josiah Rudy, was 23 and his mother, Anna Maria Biehl, was 24. He married Jean Elizabeth Cochrane on 20 March 1878. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 23 April 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Jno B Rudy in household of H Rudy, "United States Census, 1860"
- John B. Rudy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- John B Rudy, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
South German: variant of Rudi .
Ukrainian, Rusyn, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic); Rusyn (from Slovakia), Slovak, and Czech (also Rudý): nickname for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Ukrainian and Polish rudy, Slovak and Czech rudý ‘red, reddish-brown’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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