Brief Life History of Jane H
When Jane H Rockwell was born on 27 December 1824, in South Salem, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States, her father, Hervey Rockwell, was 33 and her mother, Hannah Howe, was 36. She married Henry H. Roberts on 17 October 1844. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States in 1900. She died on 14 January 1920, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Bedford, Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Jane Robertson in household of Frank D Skeil, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jane Rockwell Robertson, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- Jane Rockwell in entry for Mary A. Skeel, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Buckinghamshire): habitational name either from Rockwell End in Hambleden (Buckinghamshire), derived from Old English hrōc ‘rook’ + holt ‘wood, thicket’, or from one or more unidentified places in southwestern England apparently named Rockwell. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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