Jane Ridgway

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Ridgway was born in September 1815, in Sandycreek Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Ridgeway, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Graham, was 21. She lived in Rockland, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Cranberry Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 10 September 1901, in Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Franklin, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Alexander Porter
1811–1884
Jane Ridgway
1815–1901
Sylvester Porter
1839–1864
Nancy E Porter
1845–1931
Margaretta Porter
1841–1921
William Raymond Porter
1843–1914
James Hutchinson Porter
1848–1913
John Wesley Porter
1850–1893
Joseph Aaron Porter
1853–1929
Ann Susanna Porter
1856–1942
Mary E Porter
1860–1948
Charles V. Porter
1863–1901

Sources (19)

  • Jane Porter in household of Wm Porter, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jane Porter, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ridgway in entry for William Raymond Porter, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"

World Events (7)

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Ridgeway .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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