Researching Richard Jarvis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13440 people with the Jarvis surname? In that year Jarvis was ranked number 295 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Jarvis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Jarvis and the Jarvis Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 18521 people with the Jarvis surname in the UK? Jarvis is now ranked number 290 for popularity in the UK. |
Jarvis Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Jarvis surname in the USA? Jarvis is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Jarvis
Richard Jarvis
Richard William Hart Jarvis (November 30, 1829 – January 21, 1903) was an American businessman and industrialist from Connecticut.
Jarvis was the brother-in-law of Samuel Colt who took control of Colt's Manufacturing Company on the death of Elisha K. Root, serving as the company's longest president from 1865 to 1901. Jarvis served the company from the end of the American Civil War through the early 20th century seeing the transition from percussion revolvers to cartridge revolvers to semi-automatic pistols and machine guns.
He died on January 21, 1903 in Hartford, Connecticut and was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Source: Richard Jarvis, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jarvis
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