flag male ancestor  John R  RICKER

  (b. 12 June 1812 Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 25 December 1875 Tingwick, Québec, Canada )  

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John R RICKER was born 12 June 1812 in Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

John R RICKER was the child of Ebenezer RICKER   and   Mercy GLASS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  George RICKER and Rebecca ALLY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

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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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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John R RICKER married flag female ancestor Margaret READY-- Place: 


Children of John R RICKER and Margaret READY:

flag male ancestor Joseph Ready RICKER (b.19 July 1839, Tingwick, Lower Canada   d. 17 May 1918, Sanford, Maine, USA )
m. Mary Sophia Seraphine BOISVERT 19 July 1866



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birth1812 Birth
12 June 1812
Lyman, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1839 Birth of Child
Joseph Ready RICKER was born 19 July 1839, Tingwick, Québec, Canada (Saint Patrick's Hill)

John R was 27 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1875 Death
25 December 1875
Tingwick, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 7/1/2016 3:46:20 PM - Updated: 2/4/2025 6:49:50 PM
Did You Know?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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