William Roberts

Brief Life History of William

When William Roberts was born about 1798, in Vinton, Ohio, United States, his father, William Roberts, was 38 and his mother, Hannah Fink, was 40.

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William Roberts
1762–1835
Hannah Fink
1760–1835
Daniel Roberts
1780–1839
Henry Roberts
1788–1823
John B. Roberts
1789–
Rebecca Roberts
1790–
Herzekiah Ezekiel Roberts
1794–1822
Susan Roberts
1796–
William Roberts
1798–
James D. Roberts
1800–
Hannah Roberts
1808–1884
Melinda Roberts
1810–
Isaac Roberts
1804–1873

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    World Events (3)

    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.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1803

    Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

    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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