Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » William J. Rockwell (1855-1921)

Personal data William J. Rockwell 

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  • Alternative name: Willie J. Rockwell
  • He was born on June 13, 1855 in Town of Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.
  • He died in the year 1921 in Esperance, Schoharie County, New York, he was 65 years old.
  • A child of Eli Jefferson Rockwell and Ann Montanye
  • This information was last updated on June 6, 2021.

Household of William J. Rockwell

He is married to Arvilla Hemstreet.

They got married on January 13, 1876, he was 20 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Herbert H. Rockwell  1877-> 1942 
  2. Edmund I. Rockwell  1879-1952 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William J. Rockwell

Jethro Rockwell
1799-1839
Elizabeth Montanye
1801-1840
Edward S. Montanye
1803-1850
Marian Rockwell
1806-> 1880
Ann Montanye
1829-1910

William J. Rockwell
1855-1921

1876

Arvilla Hemstreet
1852-1928

Herbert H. Rockwell
1877-> 1942
Edmund I. Rockwell
1879-1952

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Sources

  1. "http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=delamontagne," supplied by Stewart, 10 jan 2016., Gedcom : rootsweb, Descendants of Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE (1595-1670), compiled by Lois Stewart Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. 1900 U.S. Census, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York. Series T623, Rol l 1078, Page 8B, Enumeration District 89.
    Household 146/305.  Eli J. Rockwell, head, age 70, born Mar 1830, married 49 years, farmer; Ann Rockwell, wife, age 70, born Sept 1829, married 49 years, 1 birth/1 living child; Willie J. Rockwell, son, age 44, born June 1855, married 24 years, farmer; Ervilla Rockwell, daughter-in law, age 47, born July 1852, married 24 years, 2 births/2 living children; Herbert H. Rockwell, grandson, age 23, born Jan 1877, farm laborer; Edmund I. Rockwell, grandson, age 21, born Feb 1879, farm laborer.
  3. 1910 U.S. Census, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York. Series T624, Rol l 994, Page 8B, Enumeration District 75, Image 220.
    Oakridge Road, Household 186/187.  William J. Rockwell, head, age 54, married 34 years, farmer; Orvilla L. Rockwell, wife, age 57, married 34 years, 2 births/2 living children; Herbert Rockwell, son, age 33, married 8 years, farmer; Alice E. Rockwell, daughter-in-law, age 33, married 8 years, 1 birth/1 living child; Leah E. Rockwell, granddaughter, age 1 year 5 months.
  4. 1880 U.S. Census, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.  Series T9, Roll 8 65, Family History Film 1254865, Page 188.1000, Enumeratio n District 49, Image 0378.
    Household 261/277.  Eli J. Rockwell, farmer, age 50; Ann Rockwell, wife, age 50; Willard J. Rockwell, son, age 25, farmer; Arvella Rockwell, daughter-in-law, age 26; Herbert Rockwell, age 3; Edmund Rockwell, age 1; Hannah Rockwell, niece, age 18, school teacher.
  5. 1920 U.S. Census, Esperance, Schoharie County, New York.  Series T625, Roll 1 264, Page 1B, Enumeration District 84, Image 146.
    Charleston Street.  Household 23/26.  William J. Rockwell, head, age 64; Arvilla L. Rockwell, wife, age 67; Herbert H. Rockwell, son, age 42, farmer; Alice E. Rockwell, daughter-in-law, age 43; Leah E. Rockwell, granddaughter, age 11.
  6. 1870 U.S. Census, Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.  Series M593, Rol l 974, Page 159, Image 322.
    Charleston Four Corners.  Household 102/104.  Eli J. Rockwell, age 40, farmer; Ann Rockwell,age 40, keeping house; Willie J. Rockwell, age 15, at school; George Bradshaw, age 10, farm laborer; Charles Bradshaw, age 20, farm laborer.

Historical events

Birthday June 13, 1855

  • The temperature on June 13, 1855 was about 29.0 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 50%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • February 12 » Michigan State University is established.
    • March 2 » Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia.
    • March 30 » Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
    • May 3 » American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
    • June 28 » Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America.
    • November 16 » David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe.

Day of marriage January 13, 1876

  • The temperature on January 13, 1876 was about -3.7 °C. The air pressure was 15 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 91%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • February 26 » Japan and Korea sign a treaty granting Japanese citizens extraterritoriality rights, opening three ports to Japanese trade, and ending Korea's status as a tributary state of Qing dynasty China.
    • April 20 » The April Uprising begins. Its suppression shocks European opinion, and Bulgarian independence becomes a condition for ending the Russo-Turkish War.
    • May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
    • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
    • December 23 » First day of the Constantinople Conference which resulted in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia


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