When Robert Farris was born in 1796, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, his father, Moses Farris Sr, was 37 and his mother, Louisa Coulter, was 27. He married Mary “Polly” Tubbs on 27 August 1818, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1823, in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Smith Cemetery, Science Hill, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.
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In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
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.
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
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