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Robert Pendleton Steenbergen (1775 - 1854)

Robert Pendleton Steenbergen
Born in Culpeper, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1 Dec 1796 in Mercer County, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1830 in Tracy, Kentuckymap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 79 in Barren, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Robert Steenbergen was born in 1775.

On November 28, 1796, Robert and Mary McGary received a license to marry in Mercer County, Kentucky.[1]

Robert is related to actor Mary Steenburgen[2] through his son Robert.

Robert passed away in 1854. He is buried in the Concord Cemetery in Austin, Kentucky.[3]

Sources

  1. "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5Z6-DXC : 9 March 2021), Robert Pendleton Steenburgan and Mary Mcgary, 28 Nov 1796; citing Marriage, Mercer, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 191,842.
  2. "Puritans and Pioneers." Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Season 4, Episode 3). PBS. 17 Oct 2017.
  3. Find a Grave; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73343631/robert-pendleton-steenbergen




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Robert Pendleton Steenbergen was my grandmother's grandfather. She was Martha Cloud "Patsy" Steenbergen Harrison. She purchased the grave stone, had it placed and the inscription is incorrect. It describes Robert's father, Pieter Steenbergen.
posted by Patricia Harrison
edited by Patricia Harrison
Findagrave has a photo of Robert’s tombstone. It notes that he was a language interpreter for George Washington.
posted by Lisa Hakonson

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