Henry H Richardson

Brief Life History of Henry H

When Henry H Richardson was born on 1 January 1902, in California, United States, his father, Alex Richardson, was 36 and his mother, Nellie Dufour, was 35. He died on 17 March 1944, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 42.

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Family Time Line

Alex Richardson
1865–1938
Nellie Dufour
1868–1911
Charles A Richardson
1891–1969
Margaret E Richardson
1909–
William Alexander Richardson
1893–1961
Ralph James Richardson
1894–1951
Henry H Richardson
1902–1944
Florence E Richardson
1906–1980

Sources (4)

  • Henery H Richardson in household of Alexander W Richardson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Henry H Richardson, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
  • Henry Richardson in entry for Ralph J Richardson, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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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