Frederick Peter Fort Jr

Brief Life History of Frederick Peter

When Frederick Peter Fort Jr was born on 21 October 1773, in Highland Springs, Henrico, Virginia, United States, his father, Frederick Fort, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Knight, was 29. He married Lucy Moore on 3 March 1791, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 15 September 1845, in Stronghurst, Henderson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Kemp Cemetery, Henderson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Peter Fort Jr
1773–1845
Lucy Moore
1778–1846
Marriage: 3 March 1791
Mary Ann Fort
1793–1873
Chilian Fort
1796–1820
Nancy Fort
1797–1875
Cynthia Ann Fort
1799–1878
George Washington Fort
1806–1887
Thomas Jefferson Fort
1809–1898
John Burnam Fort
1811–1903
Aletha Temple Fort
1814–1895
Jessie Lofton Fort
1816–1902
Lucy Fort
1820–1899

Sources (7)

  • Frederick Fort, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
  • Fredrick Fort, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Frederick Fort, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

French, Walloon, English, and Catalan: nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort ‘strong, brave’ (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort .

French: from Fort, a French form of the Latin personal name Fortis (from fortis ‘strong, brave’), chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness, and borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France. Compare St. Fort .

French: habitational name from (Le) Fort, the name of several places in various parts of France, named with Old French fort ‘stronghold’ (from the adjective fort ‘strong’). Compare Lefort .

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

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Kemp Cemetery record

Birth: Oct. 21, 1773 North Carolina, USA Death: Sep. 15, 1845 Husband of Lucy [Moore] Fort. Born 21-Oct-1773 in North Carolina. Died 15-Sep-1845. Married Lucy Moore in Kentucky 3-Mar-1791 in Bo …

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