Amy Rogers

Brief Life History of Amy

When Amy Rogers was born on 9 March 1806, in Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, her father, Ezekiel Rogers, was 43 and her mother, Phoebe Ridgway, was 33. She married John Hammell on 18 July 1826, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in East Windsor Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Newtown, East Windsor Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States in 1860. She died on 9 June 1870, at the age of 64, and was buried in Windsor, Robbinsville Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Abbott Cole
1808–1899
Amy Rogers
1806–1870
Marriage: 23 May 1835
John H Cole
1836–1914
George Haron Cole
1843–
James C Cole
1845–1896
Enoch Kammell Cole
1839–1907

Sources (16)

  • Amy Cole in household of George A Cole, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amy Rogers - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Amy Rogers
  • Amy Hammer, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

Historical Boundaries and Names: 1812: Newtown, East Windsor Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States 1838: Newtown, East Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States 1844: Newtown Station, East Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States 1851: Robbinsville, East Windsor, East Windsor Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States 1860: Robbinsville, Washington Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States 2007: Robbinsville, Robbinsville Township, Mercer, New Jersey

1823

"Corfield vs Coryell was a significant federal court case that upheld New Jersey's existing regulation, which prohibited any non-residents from gathering clams and oysters. The case was decided by Justice Bushrod Washington of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Justice Washington primarily referenced the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment, regarding ""privileges and immunities"" to arrive at his decision."

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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