Robert Durkee

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Durkee was born on 23 February 1779, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Andrew Durkee, was 41 and his mother, Mary Benjamin, was 39. He married Amy Kingsbury on 13 September 1801, in Perry, Perry, Wyoming, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1850. He died on 17 February 1867, in Castile, Castile, Wyoming, New York, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Hope Cemetery, Castile, Wyoming, New York, United States.

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Robert Durkee
1779–1867
Amy Kingsbury
1782–1861
Marriage: 13 September 1801
Dimes Durkee
1806–1846
Julia Durkee
1808–1889
Norman Durkee
1811–1877
Emily Durkee
1817–1900
Durkee
1820–
Durkee
1822–
Clorinda Durkee
1825–

Sources (5)

  • Robert Durkee, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Robert Durkee, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Robert Durkee, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"

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1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1799

Historical Boundaries 1799: Cayuga, New York, United States

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: perhaps a late pet form in Scotland of Durkin . This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

History: The name was brought to the Massachusetts Bay Colony by William Durgy, who was born in Ireland c. 1632. He arrived from Barbados on November 9, 1663, as the indentured servant of Thomas Bishop.

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

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