John R
RICKER
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Born: 12 June 1812 in Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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John R married Margaret READY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret READY was born abt. 1811 in Ireland. Margaret died 22 October 1875 in Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill).
John R RICKER died 25 December 1875 in Tingwick, Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
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Birth — 181212 June 1812
Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1839 Birth of ChildJoseph Ready RICKER was born 19 July 1839, Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill)
John R was 27 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 187525 December 1875
Tingwick, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 63.
Record added: 7/1/2016 3:46:20 PM
Last updated: 2/4/2025 6:49:50 PM
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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