Simpson Stroud

Brief Life History of Simpson

When Simpson Stroud was born on 31 July 1806, in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Stroud, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Shoemaker, was 32. He married Tacy Ann Robeson on 28 November 1827, in Warren, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 30 January 1833, at the age of 26, and was buried in Stroudsburg, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simpson Stroud
1806–1833
Tacy Ann Robeson
1808–1871
Marriage: 28 November 1827
Anna Marie Stroud
1828–1876
Simpson Robeson Stroud
1830–1861
Ruth Anne Stroud
1832–1869
Daniel Robeson Stroud
1834–

Sources (8)

  • Simpson Stroud, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Simpson Stroud, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Simpson Stroud, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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 (southern): from Middle English strode ‘marshy ground’ (Old English strōd). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on or near marshy ground, or habitational, for someone from any of several places so named, including Stroud (Gloucestershire, Middlesex), Strood (Kent), and Strode in Winford (Somerset).

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

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Story Highlight

David Morris & Tacy Paul Robeson and Their Children

Source: An Historical and Genealogical Account of Andrew Robeson and His Descendants from 1653 to 1916 Compiled by Susan Stroud Robeson p. 89, 90 (David) Morris Robeson (son of Maurice, son of Jonath …

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