Brief Life History of Uriah
When Uriah Roland was born on 17 November 1712, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Richard Rowland, was 35 and his mother, Rebecca Graham, was 33. He married Lydia Lee on 13 October 1737, in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Uriah Roland, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Uriah in entry for Pheby Roland, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Uriah Roland, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
French, Walloon, German, English, and Scottish: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + land ‘land’. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the more common French variant Rolland . See also English Rowland .
Norwegian (also Røland): habitational name from any of several farms named Rødland mainly in Hordaland or Røyland mainly in Agder, most of them from Old Norse reyrr ‘heap of stones’ or reyrr ‘rush’ (a plant) + the second element land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’. Compare Rolland .
Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Roland in Lillehammer, with the first element Old Norse ruth ‘clearing’, or Roland in Agder around Lindesnes, with the first element possibly the Old Norse personal name Rói (either a short form of names beginning with Ro(d)- ‘fame, honor’ or composed with a word for ‘giant’ or ‘pagan priest’). The second element of the farm names is land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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