Brief Life History of Rebecca Elizabeth
When Rebecca Elizabeth Richards was born on 27 January 1841, in Duval, Florida, United States, her father, John William Richards, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ross, was 29. She married Joseph Riley Morse in 1862, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1849 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States in 1860. She died after 1868, in New York, United States.
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- Rebecca Richards in household of Mary Richards, "United States Census, 1860"
- Unknown in entry for Porter Morris, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
- Rebecca Richards in household of John W Richards, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (7)
1845
Florida is 27th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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