Lewis ROBARDS

Born

5 December 1758 , Goochland, Crown Colony of Virginia

Died

15 April 1814 , Bullitt, Kentucky, USA

Lewis married Rachel Stockley DONELSON 1 March 1785 in Virginia (District of Kentucky) .
Rachel Stockley DONELSON was born 15 June 1767 in Halifax, Crown Colony of Virginia. Rachel Stockley died 22 December 1828 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

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son of William Robards and Elizabeth Pleasant Lewis

m. (2) Hannah Withers Winn in 1792, Louisville, Kentucky

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Lewis ROBARDS married

Rachel Stockley DONELSON
Marriage date: 1 March 1785
Marriage place: , Virginia (District of Kentucky)

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Birth — 1758
5 December 1758
Goochland, Crown Colony of Virginia

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Lewis ROBARDS and Rachel Stockley DONELSON 1 March 1785, , Kentucky, USA

He was 26 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

Death — 1814
15 April 1814
Bullitt, Kentucky, USA
He died at the age of 55.

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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