Brief Life History of Robert Cowden
When Robert Cowden Egbert Sr. was born on 12 May 1821, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, John Nicholas Egbert, was 41 and his mother, Susannah Hahn, was 34. He married Seviah Cunningham on 1 April 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1850 and Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 2 November 1863, in Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Robt C Egbert, "United States Census, 1860"
- Robert C Egbert, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
- Robert C Egbert, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001" (death record)
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
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
North German: from the personal name Egbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements agi(l) ‘point, edge (of a sword)’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.
English (Devon): from the Middle English personal name Egbert (Old English Ecgbeorht, from ecg ‘sword’ + beorht ‘bright’). The present name in Britain usually appears to be of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above), cognate with the English one, as the medieval name may not have survived.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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EGBERT, Robert and Seviah Cunningham (complied by Martin W. Egbert, Robert is Martin's 3rd Great Uncle)
Robert Egbert was one of twelve children of John Egbert and Susannah Hahn. His parents were from Staten Island, New York and Hagerstown, Maryland. When John and Susannah were married in 1802, they s …
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