Brief Life History of Elisha Kane
When Elisha Kane Roof was born on 5 March 1792, in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States, his father, Johannes Roof, was 30 and his mother, Gertrude Elizabeth Spraker, was 20. He married Jane Ann Vroman on 16 January 1814, in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 20 July 1844, in Champion, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Canajoharie, Montgomery, New York, United States.
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- Elisha Kane Roof, "Find A Grave Index"
- Kane Ruff in entry for Jam Ann Ruff, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1795
Historical Boundaries 1795: Schoharie, New York, United States
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rolfe .
English: variant of Ruff .
German: from Ruffo, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with hrōd ‘fame, renown’. This surname is very rare in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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