Ridgley, Stephen, 1806-1892

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Ridgley, a native of England and the seventh child of Thomas and Lydia Ridgley, became a businessman, selling lamps and investing in real estate in St. Louis, Missouri. On April 20, 1840 he married Susan Lucretia Hill in Alton, Illinois. They made substantial donations to Washington University in St. Louis.

From the description of Letter, December 28, 1840. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 477280823

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associatedWith	Ridgley, Lydia, 1776-ca. 1850.
associatedWith	Ridgley, Susan Lucretia Hill, 1819-1879.
associatedWith	Ridgley, Thomas, 1777-ca. 1860.

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Birth 1806-07-26

Death 1892-05-26

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