Brief Life History of Roba
When Roba Ballou was born on 15 May 1761, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Stephen Ballou, was 30 and her mother, Mehetable Cook, was 28. She married Elisha Arnold about 1783, in Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 18 December 1834, in Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Robe Ballou, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Roba Ballou Arnold, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rhoda in entry for Elisha Arnold, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
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1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
French: possibly an altered form of French and Flemish Ballieu or Balliu, surnames mainly found in Nord in France and in neighbouring Flanders in Belgium. If so, it is either habitational, from one of the numerous places in Picardy, Artois, and Normandy called Bailleul (Old French Balliol), or an occupational name from Old Picard and Middle Dutch bailli(e)u, ba(i)lleu, baillu (Old French baillif, balliu) ‘bailiff’. Alternatively, the name Ballou might be from the ancient Germanic personal name Balowulf, composed of the elements balo ‘torment, wickedness’ and wulf ‘wolf’. The surname Ballou is rare in France.
Alternatively, an altered form of French Belleau or perhaps Beaulieu . The name is sometimes (also) said to be an altered form of Boileau but this is problematic in terms of family history and phonological development. Compare Ballew , Ballow 1, Belew , Bellew , and Belue .
Alternatively, a rare variant of English Ballow 2 or an altered form of English Bellew 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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