Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Sloan was born in 1836, in Ireland, his father, William Sloan, was 40 and his mother, Sarah Sloan, was 37. He lived in Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 5 September 1866, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Robert Sloan, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert Sloan, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Robert Slone in household of Wm Slone, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (6)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1839
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
Name Meaning
Irish (Down and Antrim) and Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sluaghadháin ‘descendant of Sluaghadhán’, a diminutive of the Gaelic personal name Sluaghadh ‘raider’. Compare Slowey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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