Col. Robert Troup

Brief Life History of Robert

Col. Robert Troup was born on 19 August 1756, in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. He married Jennet Goelet in February 1787, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He registered for military service in 1777. He died on 14 January 1832, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Col. Robert Troup
1756–1832
Jennet Goelet
1758–1840
Marriage: February 1787
Catherine Troup
1787–
Robert R. Troup
1789–1836
Louisa Troup
1791–1885
Charlotte Troup
1792–1872
Charles Troup
1794–1795
Charles Goelet Troup
1795–1832

Sources (15)

  • Robert Troupe, "United States Census, 1790"
  • Robert Troup, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
  • Robert Troup, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (6)

1776

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

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

Name Meaning

Scottish (eastern): habitational name from a place in the parish of Gamrie, near Banff. The placename is unexplained, perhaps a Pictish cognate of Welsh trwp ‘vessel, dish, basin’.

Possibly also English, a metathesized form of Thorpe .

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

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