Brief Life History of Frederick Charles
When Frederick Charles Rossiter was born on 7 April 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Alfred Rossiter, was 31 and his mother, Eliza Ann Crabtree, was 25. He married Sarah Ann Shannon on 14 November 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in World in 1935 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 21 February 1947, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Worth, Georgia, United States.
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- Fredrick C Rossiter, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Frederick Charles Rossiter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Frederick Charles Rossitter, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rochester , probably from the Kent placename rather than any of the Northumberland names. This Anglo-Norman name has been established since the 12th century in Ireland, where it is Gaelicized as Rosaitear.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Excerpt from Eugene Cannon Mission Journal
1 Leave Salt Lake for Society Islands . Feb. 1893 Feb. 25th Left Salt Lake City for the Society Islands , in company with Elders Fred C. Rossiter, C. J. Larsen, J. M. Fox, Edward Sudbury, Fra …
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