Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Roberts was born about 1771, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, her father, George Roberts, was 28 and her mother, Catherine Russell, was 34. She married Reuben Redding on 26 January 1789, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She died in 1860, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Eliza Roberts, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Elizabeth Roberts in entry for Reubin Redding, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
- FitzSimmons and AlliedLines by Bernice FitzSimmons Hathaway
Spouse and Children
1767–1842 Male
1771–1860 Female
Children (16)
1787–1860 Male
1790– Female
1791–1868 Female
1791– Female
1793–1863 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1744–1810 Male
1739–1793 Female
Siblings (10)
1763–1820 Male
1765–1839 Male
1771–1860 Female
1772–1849 Female
1782–1831 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 5
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 9
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
Age 25
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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