Brief Life History of Sidney
When Sidney Rigdon was born on 19 February 1793, in St. Clair Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Rigdon, was 45 and his mother, Agnes Gallagher, was 33. He married Phebe Brooks on 12 June 1820, in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Cuba, Cuba, Allegany, New York, United States in 1850 and New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 14 July 1876, in Friendship, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Friendship, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States.
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- Sedney Regdone, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sidney Rigdon, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016" entry for George W Robinson and Athalia Rigdon
- Sidney Rigdon, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949" entry for John Rigdon
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1803
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1818
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Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Rikedun, a diminutive of Rikke, short for Rikard (see Rickard ) + the Old French hypocoristic suffix -dun. Compare Higdon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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