Nathaniel Roberts

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Roberts was born on 9 July 1735, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Nathaniel Roberts, was 24 and his mother, Mehitable Brainerd, was 25. He married Mabel Gilbert on 25 December 1760, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 19 May 1802, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Old Farm Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Roberts
1735–1802
Mabel Gilbert
1741–1825
Marriage: 25 December 1760
Elijah Roberts
1760–1828
Mabel Robberts
1761–1826
"Child" Roberts
–1773
Nathaniel Robberts
1762–1826
Azubah Roberts
1765–1848
Lucy Ann Robberts
1767–
Anna Roberts
1770–1773
Sarah Roberts
1772–1832
Anne Roberts
1773–
Hulda Roberts
1775–1863
Eleazar Roberts
1778–1811
Lydia Robberts
1780–

Sources (39)

  • Nathll. Roberds, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Nathanael Robberds, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Nathaniel Roberts, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (4)

1776

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

1785

DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English: from the personal name Robert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also occasionally borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.

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

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Capt. Ebenezer Johnson's Company in the Revolutionary War

In a volume of Connecticut family records, there is a passage that states the names and ranks of the men in Capt. Ebenezer Johnson's company at one point during the Revolutionary War. It reads: “Anot …

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