Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Rushton was born on 5 July 1814, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Rushton Sr, was 33 and his mother, Lettice Johnson, was 29. He married Eliza Bromley on 5 March 1841, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 4 February 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- R Rushton, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard Rushton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Rushton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lettice stood on the deck of the ship, Yorkshire, feeling the warmth of the sun on her face. She took a deep breath of the heavy sea air with all it’s smells as she tried to sort out the rush of sound …
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