Joseph Sanders Roberts

Maleabout 1804–3 April 1866

Brief Life History of Joseph Sanders

Joseph Sanders Roberts was born about 1804, in Kentucky, United States. He died on 3 April 1866, in Shelby, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Shelby, Illinois, United States.

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    World Events (3)

    1804

    Age 0

    Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

    1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

    Age 0

    With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

    1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

    Age 8

    During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

    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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