When Maria Mary Petten was born on 15 August 1803, in Minden, Montgomery, New York, United States, her father, Johannes Nicolaus Petten, was 35 and her mother, Maria Barbara Och, was 27. She married Daniel Roof on 29 April 1824, in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States for about 30 years. She died on 1 April 1890, in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Danube, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Established in 1817.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
German, Dutch, and English: variant of Peter .
South German: relationship name or nickname from Middle High German pfetter ‘godfather’ or ‘uncle’ (from Late Latin patrinus, a derivative of pater ‘father’).
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