Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Roberts was born about 1800, in Canada. She married Nathaniel Maddocks on 10 April 1824, in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Brewer, Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1824. She died about 1840, in Maine, United States, at the age of 42.
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- Elizabeth Roberts, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Betsey Maddock in entry for Stephen R Sparrow and Anne E Maddock Wiley, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Elizabeth Roberts, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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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.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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