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1843 - 1919 (75 years)
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Name |
Benjamin Franklin RIX [1, 2, 3] |
- Soon after his marriage he removed to Michigan and settled in Mason, where he established himself in the carriage business. After a few years he sold out and removed to Kalamazoo, where he worked for others, and while doing so he perfected and patented a number of inventions which he sold outright and put the money into a home in the city and a farm in the country which his sons operated for some years. His home is all broken up and he is with one of his sons in Kalamazoo. [1]
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Birth |
28 Jul 1843 |
Rumney, New Hampshire [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York [2] |
Census |
1860 |
Living with parents in Manchester, Washtenaw Co., Michigan [5] |
Census |
1870 |
Living in Vevay, Ingham Co., Michigan [6] |
Census |
1880 |
Living in Mason, Ingham Co., Michigan [7] |
Census |
1900 |
Living in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan [8] |
Census |
1910 |
Living with son, Wilder, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan [9] |
Death |
24 Apr 1919 |
Kalamazoo, Michigan [4] |
Cause: Arteriosclerosis heart disease |
Person ID |
I97168 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
11 Feb 2020 |
Father |
Guy Carlton RIX, b. 14 Dec 1802, Stanstead, Canada d. 14 Jan 1879, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan (Age 76 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Martha GATES, b. 5 Mar 1807, Acworth, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire d. 28 Apr 1892, Dowagiac, Cass Co., Michigan (Age 85 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
4 Jan 1826 |
St. Johnsbury, Vermont [1, 10] |
Family ID |
F40082 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Cynthia Weld ELMER, b. 9 Apr 1843, Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York d. 26 Feb 1905, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Age 61 years) |
Marriage |
4 Jul 1869 |
Rochester, New York [1, 3] |
Children |
+ | 1. Nathaniel Lawrence RIX, b. 15 Apr 1870, Michigan d. 6 Apr 1939, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Age 68 years) [Birth] |
+ | 2. Wilder Pierce RIX, b. 6 Oct 1871, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan d. 29 Dec 1949, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan (Age 78 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Minnie Belle RIX, b. 16 Jun 1874, Mason, Michigan d. 31 May 1950, Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan (Age 75 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F40114 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
13 Mar 2020 |
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Event Map |
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| Census - 1850 - Living with parents in Ridgeway, Orleans Co., New York |
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Sources |
- [S11134] Guy S. Rix, Concord, N.H., History and Genealogy of The Rix Family of America containing Biographical Sketches and Genealogies of both Males and Females, (The Grafton Press).
- [S11123] 1850 Census Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York.
- [S03384] Charles Otis Gates, Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, and His Descendants, (Name: Name: New York: Willis McDonald & Co;;).
- [S11168] Death Certificate for Benjamin Franklin Rix.
- [S11124] 1860 Census Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
- [S6681] 1870 Census Vevay, Ingham County, Michigan.
- [S11169] 1880 Mason, Ingham County, Michigan.
- [S11170] 1900 Census Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
- [S7680] 1910 Census Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
- [S5988] Ancestry.com: Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908.
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