Lt. Robert Vose Sr.

Brief Life History of Robert

When Lt. Robert Vose Sr. was born on 25 October 1693, in Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Lt. Henry Vose, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Babcock, was 26. He married Abigail Sumner on 26 August 1721, in Milton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 20 April 1760, in his hometown, at the age of 66, and was buried in Milton Cemetery, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lt. Robert Vose Sr.
1693–1760
Abigail Sumner
1700–1769
Marriage: 26 August 1721
Othniel Vose
1721–1722
Waitstill Vose
1722–1722
Ens. Robert Vose Jr.
1723–1773
Henry Vose
1725–1797
Abigail Vose
1728–1728
William Vose
1729–1729
Samuel Vose
1730–1799
William Vose
1733–1776
Lieutenant James Vose
1734–1808
Elizabeth Vose
1736–1775
Abigail Vose
1737–1739
Thomas Vose I
1740–1775
Pvt. Joshua Vose
1742–1775
1st Lt Benjamin Vose
1744–1815

Sources (20)

  • Robart Vose, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Robert Vose, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Robert Vore, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Dutch Vos .

History: Robert Vose emigrated from Lancashire, England, to Dorchester, MA, before 1654.

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

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