Brief Life History of Uriah Allen
When Uriah Allen Rogers was born on 7 July 1808, in Bulloch, Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Stephen Rogers, was 21 and his mother, Asha Everett, was 21. He married Martha Brewton on 12 January 1832, in Tattnall, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 44, Bulloch, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 5 February 1882, in Evans, Georgia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Daisy, Evans, Georgia, United States.
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- Uriah A Rodgers, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1860"
- Uriah Rogers, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Uriah Allen Rogers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Thomas, Georgia, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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Biography: On the Banks of the Canoochee: Uriah and Martha Brewton Rogers By Dylan Edward Mulligan On July 7, 1808, Uriah Allen Rogers, was born on a small farm on the forks of the Canoochee River a …
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