Bio of Richardson, John Q. (b.1828) Wabasha Co., MN
=========================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,
as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is
obtained from the contributor of the file.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or
presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to
use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written
consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,
and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 
Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm
Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 
the submitter information or other files for this county.
FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Timm and Carol Judge
=========================================================================
This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab1.htm
There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some 
of the bios on her pages.

Richardson, John Q., Elgin, is among the most substantial farmers of
Wabasha county. His grandfather, Zachariah Richardson, was of English
descent, and his father, Thomas S., was born in New Hampshire. Ruth J.
Smith, who became the wife of the latter and the mother of this subject,
was a daughter of John Smith-a soldier of the revolution and of the war of
1812-of Scotch descent, and was born in Vermont. John Q. Richardson was
born in Topsham, Orange county, Vermont, May 11, 1828. Up to twenty years
of age his life was spent on the home farm, attending the common school,
and at this time he had taught one term. For some years he was engaged
alternately-attending school and in teaching and other employments to earn
money to educate himself. He was a student in the academies at East
Orange, Corinth and Bradford, and was subsequently principal of a grammar
school in Newark, New Jersey, for nine years. In the year 1858 he visited
Elgin and purchased 180 acres of land on section thirty-four. He removed
thither from New Jersey in 1862, and has made his home here ever since.
His domain now includes 265 acres and is finely improved. Both
stock-raising and grain-culture occupy his attention. The next year after
settling here he planted a large number of soft maple seeds, with a view
to sugar-production. Having been often assured by eastern friends that
soft maples would not make sugar, he resolved to give the matter a test.
In the spring when the seedlings were a year old, he cut off the top of
one and tied it down where the sap would run into a tumbler; when the wind
had evaporated the water from the tumbler, a very fine sugar remained, and
he became satisfied that it was safe to plant out his trees. He now has
two hundred rock maples and thrice as many trees of the soft variety
growing and makes sugar from both. He finds that the latter make a
lighter-colored and more pleasant flavored sugar than the former. October
2, 1853, occurred the nuptials of J. Q. Richardson and Cordella C. Colby,
of East Orange, Vermont. Both are members of the Congregational Church.
Mr. Richardson is a member of Elgin Masonic lodge, and an adherent of the
Republican party. He has served his town several terms each as assessor
and treasurer. He has one living child-Ralph W., born June 19, 1867.
Frank, the first-born, died in infancy, and Emma C., the youngest, died
January 12, 1884, aged fourteen.
=========================================================================
This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm
There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some 
of the bios on her pages.

Sorry this biography has not been transcribed yet.

If the biography you want is not yet done, please e-mail me at 
BarbaraTimm@aol.com