Robert Campbell

Brief Life History of Robert

Robert Campbell was born in 1673, in Perthshire, Scotland. He married Janet Stewart about 1695, in County Tyrone, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America in 1714. His occupation is listed as selectman in Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 14 February 1725, in Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 52, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Campbell
1673–1725
Janet Stewart
1671–1747
Marriage: about 1695
Charles Campbell I
1696–1770
John Campbell
1698–1773
Sarah Campbell
1700–1729
Mary Campbell
1702–1750
James Campbell
1704–1773
Robert Campbell
1709–1789

Sources (18)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Robert CAMPBELL - birth-name: Robert Campbell
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (1)

1713

Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list.

Name Meaning

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .

Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .

English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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