Brief Life History of Richard M.
When Richard M. Sanders was born in 1795, in Johnson, Arkansas, United States, his father, Reuben Sanders, was 45 and his mother, Mary " Polly" Bean, was 14. He married Polly Ann Moore on 23 September 1831, in Independence, Baxter, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Izard, Arkansas, United States in 1843. He died on 23 February 1847, in La Angostura, Jesús María, Aguascalientes, Mexico, at the age of 52, and was buried in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Richard M. Sanders - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Richard M. Sanders
- Richard M Saunders, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Richard M Sanders, "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Devon), Dutch, and North German: variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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