Brief Life History of Roswell
When Roswell Culver was born about 1772, in Albany, New York, United States, his father, Benjamin Culver, was 26 and his mother, Tamar Brown, was 25. He married Lydia Hatch in 1793. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Dover Township, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1815 and Athens, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1830. He died after 1830, at the age of 8228.
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Sources (8)
- Roswell Culver, "United States Census, 1830"
- Roswell Culver, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Deed records, 1792-1901; index, 1790-1902
Spouse and Children
1772–1830 Male
1766–1806 Female
Children (6)
1794–1882 Female
1796–1812 Female
1797–1837 Female
1799–1860 Female
1802–1876 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1747–1827 Male
1748–1830 Female
Siblings (14)
1772–1830 Male
1773–1860 Male
1774– Male
1775–1850 Female
1776–1858 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 4
1776
Age 4
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 16
Name Meaning
English (Kent): from Middle English culver, colver ‘dove’ (Old English culfre, Late Latin columbula, a diminutive of columba), which Reaney suggests was used as a term of endearment. It may therefore have been applied as nickname for a lovelorn youth or perhaps for someone who used the expression indiscriminately. Otherwise, it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves or a nickname for someone bearing some fancied resemblance to a dove, such as mildness of temper.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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