Robert Worster (abt. 1728 - abt. 1830)

Born about 1 Dec 1728 in Clerkenwell, London, England

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Gorman) Worster — married 19 Jul 1778 in Washington, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died about Dec 1830 at about age 102 in Mt Garrison, Fayette County, Indiana, United States of America

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Biography

Robert was born in 1728. He married Mary Elizabeth Gorman in 1778^[1], with whom he had eight children^[2].

He attempted to become a Methodist minister in 1777, but was expelled in 1778.^[3] Robert is "... said to have preached the first Methodist sermon west of the Alleghenies"^[2][4], but no mention is made of when that might have happened.

He died in 1830^[2][5].

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4V7-29H : 12 December 2014), Robert Woster and Mary Gorman, 19 Jul 1778; citing Washington,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 13,148.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} History of Fayette County, Indiana. Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers, & Co, 1885. Pp. 329.
3. ↑ Schell, Edwin. "Methodist Traveling Preachers in America 1773 - 1799." Methodist History Journal, July 1, 2000, 43. http://hdl.handle.net/10516/6480.
4. ↑ History of Fayette County, Indiana. Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers, & Co, 1885. Pp. 187.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVV-G291 : 13 December 2015), Robert Worster, ; Burial, Everton, Fayette, Indiana, United States of America, Mount Garrison Cemetery; citing record ID 21301276, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• Census:
  • "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHRX-96K : 10 June 2015), Robert Wooster, 1800.
  • "United States Census, 1810", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XH2T-WV7 : 1 December 2015), Robt Worster, 1810.