Brief Life History of Orrin
When Orrin Roberts was born on 8 May 1811, in Dutchess, New York, United States, his father, Ira Roberts, was 36 and his mother, Phebe Baker, was 30. He married Julia Ann Osterhoudt on 18 November 1839, in Ogle, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Eagle Point, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Colfax Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1880. He died on 18 August 1896, in Worth Township, Boone, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Colfax Township, Boone, Iowa, United States.
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- Orin Roberts, "United States Census, 1870"
- Orrin Roberts, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Orrin Roberts, "Índice Find A Grave"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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