Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Richard was born on 27 July 1846, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, his father, John William Richards, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ross, was 34. He married Mary Ann Foy in 1868, in Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Alamo, Lincoln, Nevada, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 30 January 1935, in Caliente, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Alamo, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.
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- George W Richard, "United States Census, 1930"
- George Washington Richard, "Find A Grave Index"
- George W Richard, "Utah Applications Indian War Service Medals, 1905-1912"
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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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Congress restored Texas to the Union on March 30, 1870, despite not yet meeting all of the requirements established for re-admittance.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Jacques, Andre, Marcel, Pierre, Leonce, Normand, Camille, Lucien, Gilles, Henri.
English, French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), German, and Dutch: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rīc ‘power(ful)’ + hard ‘hardy, brave, strong’. The Middle English forms were Richard and Rikard, respectively Parisian Old French and Old Picard pronunciations of the ancient Germanic name. Middle English Rikard gives rise to the pet form Rick , whilst Richard has given the pet forms Richie and Rich . Both produced rhyming pet forms, Dick and Hick for Rikard and Hitch for Richard.
History: The LA Richard families are mainly descended from Acadian refugees in the second half of the 18th century. — This surname is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Mary Ann Foy
MARY ANN FOY by Leslie Tuttle Foy. 2013. Mary Ann Foy was the tenth child born to Thomas Birk Foy and Catherine Fink Foy. She was born on December 13, 1850 in Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta …
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