John Belton Richey

17 February 1833–30 July 1851 (Age 18)
Noxubee, Mississippi, United States

The Life Summary of John Belton

When John Belton Richey was born on 17 February 1833, in Noxubee, Mississippi, United States, his father, William Richey, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Ann Adair, was 29. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 30 July 1851, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Richey
1796–1879
Margaret Ann Adair
1804–1852
James Richey
1821–1890
Benjamin Richey
1823–1849
Joseph Richey
1825–1827
Rebecca Sarah Richey
1828–1845
Emily Melissa Richey
1830–1857
John Belton Richey
1833–1851
Martha Ann Richey
1837–1845
Eliza Jane Richey
1837–1908
William Belton Richey
1840–1911
Robert Richey
1842–1845

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World Events (2)

1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
Age 13
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name based on rīc ‘power(ful)’ (see Reich ), or from the female personal name Rikheit, from rīc + suffix -heit ‘way of being’. This surname is rare in Germany.Probably also an Americanized form of German Reiche or Ritsche (see Ritchey 2).English and northern Irish: variant of Ritchie .

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

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Sources (12)

  • John Richie in household of William Richie, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Belton Richey - Published information: Birth record or certificate: birth: 17 February 1833; Noxubee, Mississippi, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Belton Richey - Church record: Death record or certificate: death: 3 July 1851; Payson, Utah, Utah, United States

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