Roxanna Bartlett

Brief Life History of Roxanna

When Roxanna Bartlett was born on 17 November 1795, in North Hadley, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Daniel Bartlett, was 41 and her mother, Deborah Ferguson, was 32. She married Apollos Sanderson on 14 April 1825, in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 26 July 1869, in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Apollos Sanderson
1797–1860
Roxanna Bartlett
1795–1869
Marriage: 14 April 1825
Dexter Sanderson
1826–1886
John Sturtevant Sanderson
1828–1903
Roxana Sanderson
1829–1909
Ellen Louisa Sanderson
1830–1887
Brainard Sanderson
1832–1886
Elizabeth Barlett Sanderson
1833–1907
Jane Sanderson
1835–1931
Horace Graves Sanderson
1836–1921
Catharine Sears Sanderson
1839–1877

Sources (39)

  • Rocania Sanderson in household of Apollos Sanderson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Roxana Sanderson, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
  • Roxana Bartlett in entry for Horace Graves Sanderson, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .

History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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