Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Fulton was born on 11 July 1796, in New York, United States, his father, William Fulton, was 20 and his mother, Eliza Arden Bruce, was 20. He married Eleanor Stark on 2 August 1821, in Peru, Clinton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 24 January 1866, in Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Sheldon Hill Cemetery, Ellenburg Depot, Clinton, New York, United States.
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- Robert Fulton, "Find A Grave Index"
- Robert Fulton in entry for Charlotte Jane Stevens, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
- Robert Fulton in entry for Alexander Thomas Fulton, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (8)
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Fulton in Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland, so named from Old English fugol ‘bird’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. Compare Folden 2.
English: variant of Folden 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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