Brief Life History of Roseann
When Roseann Steele was born about 1780, in Holywood, County Down, Ireland, her father, Arthur Steele JR, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Greenfield, was 47. She married James Withers about 1808, in County Antrim, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Rosanna in entry for Jno Withers and Margaret Mills, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"
- Rosanne Steele in entry for John Steele Bolton, "Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881"
Spouse and Children
1782– Male
1780– Female
Children (1)
1827–1900 Male
Parents and Siblings
1732–1822 Male
1735–1810 Female
Siblings (13)
1758– Female
1763–1841 Male
1766–1835 Female
1768– Female
1770– Male
+8 More Children
World Events (4)
1798
Age 18
1798
Age 18
1839
Age 59
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English stel(e) ‘steel’, perhaps used for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or for a foundry worker.
English: variant of Stile .
Scottish: habitational name from one or more of the places called Steel(e) or Steill in Ayrshire, Berwickshire, and Dumfriesshire, from Scots steel ‘steep bank, spur of a ridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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