Alanson Gilbert Roberts
Birth (Circumstantial)
Alanson Gilbert Roberts was born 30 Mar 1795 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut per Knox County History. He is thought to be the son of Noah Roberts who was the only Roberts in Knox Co. Indiana with a male of Alanson's age in the 1820 census.
Timeline
- Parents: Noah P Roberts and Charlotte Gilbert
- Birth: 1795 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
- Spouse: Mary Fairhurst
- Marriage: 25 Dec 1821 in Knox, Indiana, USA
- Relocated: 1818 to Bruceville, Knox Co. IN per History of Knox Co. IN
- Census: 1820 Listed in father, Noah's census 000201-01011
- Census: 1830 Listed in Knox Co. IN census 320001-100001
- Bond: 1836 Listed on bond document for Jesse Gude (m. Anna Fairhurst)
- Census: 1840 in Knox Co. IN census 1222001-0110001
- Census: 1850 in Knox Co. IN census 55 CT, Mary 52 VA
- Census: 1860 in Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
- Census: 1870 in Vigo, Knox, Indiana, USA 75 NY, Mary 72 VA
- Death: 18 Oct 1875 in Bruceville, Knox, Indiana, USA
Marriage (Confident)
Alanson's marriage to Mary Fairhurst on 25 Dec 1821 is recorded in Knox Co. Indiana. The names of their children are listed in the History of Knox Co. Indiana and confirmed by the 1850 census.
Biosketch From Knox County History, 1988
Alason Gilbert Roberts was born Mar. 30, 1795 in Danbury, Fairfield Co., CT. In 1798, his family moved to Onondaga Co., NY. Alanson came to Knox Co., IN on Apr. 20, 1818, and located in Bruceville. He married Miss Mary Fairhurst on Dec 25, 1821. She was born in Wythe Co. VA, Jan. 9, 1793, and moved to Knox County in 1814 with her family. They had 12 children. . . . Alanson Roberts taught school for 16 years, was a successful farmer, served as superintendent of schools and justice of the peace, and was one of the largest landowners in the county. [1]
Death (Confident)
Alanson died 18 Oct 1875 and is buried in the Bruceville Cemetery, Bruceville, Knox Co., Indiana.
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