Brief Life History of Hervey
When Hervey Rockwell was born on 13 January 1791, in South Salem, Lewisboro, Westchester, New York, United States, his father, LT Thaddeus Rockwell, was 37 and his mother, Mehetable Smith, was 39. He married Hannah Howe on 13 October 1813, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States for about 10 years and Westchester, New York, United States in 1870. He died on 18 December 1877, in Pleasantville, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States.
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- Hervey Rockwell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Hervey Rockwell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Herry Rockwell in entry for Hannah M. Rockwell, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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