Robert Hill

Maleabout 1954–about 2003

Brief Life History of Robert

When Robert Hill was born about 1954, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Robert David Hill, was 32 and his mother, Marjorie Louise McLane, was 28. He died about 2003, at the age of 51.

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Robert David Hill
1923–about 2003
Marjorie Louise McLane
1927–
Robert Hill
about 1954–about 2003

Sources (2)

  • R D Hill, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Robert Hill - male

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World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 1

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

1955 · To War in Vietnam

Age 1

The Vietnam War was another civil war brought about from the Cold War. It was fought between the North Vietnamese, who were supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies, and the South Vietnamese, who were supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war caused two more civil wars in Laos and Cambodia and resulted in all three countries becoming communist states.

1968

Age 14

Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. , is assassinated in Memphis, Tenn.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

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