Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Rogers was born on 7 December 1748, in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Rogers, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Wing, was 39. He married Lydia Lapham on 25 June 1772, in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1810. He died on 17 March 1826, in Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Quaker Cemetery, Danby, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
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- Stephen Rogers, "United States Census, 1800"
- Stephen Rogers, Death, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Stephen Rogers in entry for Sarah, Birth, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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