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Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson 1878–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAY 1878

Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA

Death Date: 25 APR 1949

Death Location: Los Angeles, CA

Father: Gonsalvo Richardson

Mother: Elizabeth Groves

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In 1878, Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson entered the world in Philadelphia, PA, born to Gonsalvo Richardson And Elizabeth Shields Groves. Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson passed away in 1949 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson entered the world in Philadelphia, PA, born to Gonsalvo Richardson And Elizabeth Shields Groves.
  • Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson passed away in 1949 in Los Angeles, CA.

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Jacob Richardson's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Richardson
1878–1949
Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
Parents
Gonsalvo Richardson
1843–1918
Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth (Shields) Groves
1846–1919
Honesdale, PA
Grandparents
David (Coleman) Richardson
1817–1897
Falls, PA
Mary Ridgway
1822–1904
Salem, NJ
Theodore Groves
1820–1852
Philadelphia, PA
Mary (Jackson) Shields
1824–1904
Philadelphia, PA
Great-Grandparents
David Richardson
1785–1854
Mary Coleman
1790–1854
Job Ridgway
1797–1877
Rebecca Elbin
1798–1854
Michael Groves
1794–1828
Mary Maxwell
1796–1827
Thomas Shields
1799–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Richardson
–1825
Jesinah Rue
–1823
William Coleman
–1804
Jacob Ridgway
1761–1844
Keziah Pedrick
1771–1860
Daniel Groves
1773–1846
Elizabeth Stricker
1771–1849
Robert Shields
1774–1846
Mary Jackson
1777–1827

Jacob Richardson's Timeline

2 Records

1878
30 MAY 1878
Birth of Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson in Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA
1949
25 APR 1949
Age 71
Death of Jacob Elwood Ridgway Richardson in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAY 1878
    Event Place: Philadelphia, PA
    Record Source: Death Certificate of J. E. Ridgway Richardson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 APR 1949
    Event Place: Los Angeles, CA
    Record Source: Death Certificate of J. E. Ridgway Richardson

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