Brief Life History of Ester Sarah
When Ester Sarah Rogers was born in 1795, in Cobhill, Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Charles Rogers, was 34 and her mother, Susannah Elizabeth Smith, was 31. She married Isaac Dunaway on 11 July 1814, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Estill, Kentucky, United States in 1850. She died in 1850, at the age of 55.
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- Easter Dunaway in household of James Witt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Rogers - Published information: birth-name: Sarah Rogers
- Sary Rogers, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Estill County was formed in 1808 from Clark and Madison counties. Estill county was a source of Breathitt (1839), Owsley (1843), Powell (1852), Jackson (1858), and Lee (1870) counties. The county seat is Irvine.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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