DESCENDANT OF 4 MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS: Richard Warren, Isaac and Mary (Norris) Allerton and their daughter Mary (Allerton) Cushman
MAY BE DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM "THE PIONEER OF BOSTON" BLACKSTONE
MINNESOTA PIONEER
KILLED BY INDIANS IN THE SIOUX UPRISING, AUG. 22, 1862
PROBABLY SAVED HIS BROTHER BRADBURY'S LIFE BY VOLUNTEERING IN HIS STEAD
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A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIPHALET W. RICHARDSON, by Laurence Overmire (great great nephew), genealogist and family historian, Aug. 2008:
Eliphalet W. Richardson was born in Maine, on Nov. 9, 1826, the fourth of eight children of Bradbury and Jane (Rideout) Richardson.
Eliphalet never married. Like his brothers Joseph, Ebenezer, and Bradbury, Eliphalet moved to the Minnesota frontier.
The Dakota started the Uprising on August 18, 1862, attacking the Lower Sioux Agency and neighboring settlements, killing about 200 people. Refugees headed to Fort Ridgely. On Aug. 20, the Indians attacked the fort itself.
Meanwhile, the people of Glencoe were terrified and weren't clear what was going on. Eliphalet's brother Bradbury volunteered to ride out to Fort Ridgely and assess the situation, but Eliphalet reportedly said, "No, my brother. You have a wife and children to mourn your death, but I have none to mourn for me, if anything should happen to me while over there." He seized the reins, sprang into the saddle, waved to the crowd and off he went. The danger was far greater than he knew. Near Fort Ridgely, the Indians quickly spotted him and gave chase. Eliphalet was cornered in a grove of trees by a river and killed on Aug. 22. He was robbed of $200 in gold and a watch.
Eliphalet's heroism probably resulted in saving his brother's life. Bradbury's family fled their home and reportedly saved their lives in doing so.
A Dakota named Wahehud was convicted of killing Eliphalet and was one of the 38 hung at Mankato on December 26, 1862.
MAY BE DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM "THE PIONEER OF BOSTON" BLACKSTONE
MINNESOTA PIONEER
KILLED BY INDIANS IN THE SIOUX UPRISING, AUG. 22, 1862
PROBABLY SAVED HIS BROTHER BRADBURY'S LIFE BY VOLUNTEERING IN HIS STEAD
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A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIPHALET W. RICHARDSON, by Laurence Overmire (great great nephew), genealogist and family historian, Aug. 2008:
Eliphalet W. Richardson was born in Maine, on Nov. 9, 1826, the fourth of eight children of Bradbury and Jane (Rideout) Richardson.
Eliphalet never married. Like his brothers Joseph, Ebenezer, and Bradbury, Eliphalet moved to the Minnesota frontier.
The Dakota started the Uprising on August 18, 1862, attacking the Lower Sioux Agency and neighboring settlements, killing about 200 people. Refugees headed to Fort Ridgely. On Aug. 20, the Indians attacked the fort itself.
Meanwhile, the people of Glencoe were terrified and weren't clear what was going on. Eliphalet's brother Bradbury volunteered to ride out to Fort Ridgely and assess the situation, but Eliphalet reportedly said, "No, my brother. You have a wife and children to mourn your death, but I have none to mourn for me, if anything should happen to me while over there." He seized the reins, sprang into the saddle, waved to the crowd and off he went. The danger was far greater than he knew. Near Fort Ridgely, the Indians quickly spotted him and gave chase. Eliphalet was cornered in a grove of trees by a river and killed on Aug. 22. He was robbed of $200 in gold and a watch.
Eliphalet's heroism probably resulted in saving his brother's life. Bradbury's family fled their home and reportedly saved their lives in doing so.
A Dakota named Wahehud was convicted of killing Eliphalet and was one of the 38 hung at Mankato on December 26, 1862.
DESCENDANT OF 4 MAYFLOWER PASSENGERS: Richard Warren, Isaac and Mary (Norris) Allerton and their daughter Mary (Allerton) Cushman
MAY BE DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM "THE PIONEER OF BOSTON" BLACKSTONE
MINNESOTA PIONEER
KILLED BY INDIANS IN THE SIOUX UPRISING, AUG. 22, 1862
PROBABLY SAVED HIS BROTHER BRADBURY'S LIFE BY VOLUNTEERING IN HIS STEAD
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A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIPHALET W. RICHARDSON, by Laurence Overmire (great great nephew), genealogist and family historian, Aug. 2008:
Eliphalet W. Richardson was born in Maine, on Nov. 9, 1826, the fourth of eight children of Bradbury and Jane (Rideout) Richardson.
Eliphalet never married. Like his brothers Joseph, Ebenezer, and Bradbury, Eliphalet moved to the Minnesota frontier.
The Dakota started the Uprising on August 18, 1862, attacking the Lower Sioux Agency and neighboring settlements, killing about 200 people. Refugees headed to Fort Ridgely. On Aug. 20, the Indians attacked the fort itself.
Meanwhile, the people of Glencoe were terrified and weren't clear what was going on. Eliphalet's brother Bradbury volunteered to ride out to Fort Ridgely and assess the situation, but Eliphalet reportedly said, "No, my brother. You have a wife and children to mourn your death, but I have none to mourn for me, if anything should happen to me while over there." He seized the reins, sprang into the saddle, waved to the crowd and off he went. The danger was far greater than he knew. Near Fort Ridgely, the Indians quickly spotted him and gave chase. Eliphalet was cornered in a grove of trees by a river and killed on Aug. 22. He was robbed of $200 in gold and a watch.
Eliphalet's heroism probably resulted in saving his brother's life. Bradbury's family fled their home and reportedly saved their lives in doing so.
A Dakota named Wahehud was convicted of killing Eliphalet and was one of the 38 hung at Mankato on December 26, 1862.
MAY BE DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM "THE PIONEER OF BOSTON" BLACKSTONE
MINNESOTA PIONEER
KILLED BY INDIANS IN THE SIOUX UPRISING, AUG. 22, 1862
PROBABLY SAVED HIS BROTHER BRADBURY'S LIFE BY VOLUNTEERING IN HIS STEAD
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A BIOGRAPHY OF ELIPHALET W. RICHARDSON, by Laurence Overmire (great great nephew), genealogist and family historian, Aug. 2008:
Eliphalet W. Richardson was born in Maine, on Nov. 9, 1826, the fourth of eight children of Bradbury and Jane (Rideout) Richardson.
Eliphalet never married. Like his brothers Joseph, Ebenezer, and Bradbury, Eliphalet moved to the Minnesota frontier.
The Dakota started the Uprising on August 18, 1862, attacking the Lower Sioux Agency and neighboring settlements, killing about 200 people. Refugees headed to Fort Ridgely. On Aug. 20, the Indians attacked the fort itself.
Meanwhile, the people of Glencoe were terrified and weren't clear what was going on. Eliphalet's brother Bradbury volunteered to ride out to Fort Ridgely and assess the situation, but Eliphalet reportedly said, "No, my brother. You have a wife and children to mourn your death, but I have none to mourn for me, if anything should happen to me while over there." He seized the reins, sprang into the saddle, waved to the crowd and off he went. The danger was far greater than he knew. Near Fort Ridgely, the Indians quickly spotted him and gave chase. Eliphalet was cornered in a grove of trees by a river and killed on Aug. 22. He was robbed of $200 in gold and a watch.
Eliphalet's heroism probably resulted in saving his brother's life. Bradbury's family fled their home and reportedly saved their lives in doing so.
A Dakota named Wahehud was convicted of killing Eliphalet and was one of the 38 hung at Mankato on December 26, 1862.
