Philander Richardson

Brief Life History of Philander

When Philander Richardson was born in 1811, in Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Jonathan Richardson, was 49 and his mother, Rhoda Thompson, was 38. He married Sarah Sanger in 1836, in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States. He lived in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 10 September 1875, in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Livonia, Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philander Richardson
1811–1875
Achsah Amsden
1837–1912
Marriage: about 1860
Lee F Richardson
1871–1936

Sources (10)

  • Philemder Richardson, "New York State Census, 1855"
  • Philander Richardson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Philander Richardson, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"

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World Events (7)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1821

Historical Boundaries: 1821: Livingston, New York, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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