Dr. Robert Harrison Sears Sr.

Brief Life History of Robert Harrison

When Dr. Robert Harrison Sears Sr. was born on 1 December 1798, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, John Manley Sears , Sr., was 34 and his mother, Ann McNabb, was 22. He married Mary Anne Allen on 13 November 1827, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 13 September 1892, in Flint Hill, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Flint Hill, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Dr. Robert Harrison Sears Sr.
1798–1892
Mary Anne Allen
1807–1858
Marriage: 13 November 1827
Dr. John William Sears
1830–1896
Robert Harrison Sears , Jr.
1830–1896
Roberta A. Sears
1832–
Virginia A. Sears
1832–
Melissa Harrison Sears
1834–1883
Robert Allen Sears
1836–
Harriet L. Sears
1839–1901
Robert Winfree Sears
1840–
Jane Sears
1841–

Sources (20)

  • Robert H Sears, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Robert N. Sears, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Robert H. Sears, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

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.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

Name Meaning

Irish (Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair ‘son of Saoghar’, a borrowing in Anglo-Norman Ireland of the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Saher, Seier (Old French Seheri), from ancient Germanic Sigeheri, Sighari, composed of the elements sig‘victory’ + hari, heri ‘army’. See Sayer 5.

English: variant of Sayers .

Americanized form of French (or French Canadian) Cyr and French Saint-Cyr (see St. Cyr ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

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

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