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Personal data William Kite 

  • He was born in Rockingham County, Virgin Islands (USA).
  • Title: Jr.
  • He died about 1843 in Rockingham County, Virgin Islands (USA).
  • A child of William Kite and Catherine Smith

Household of William Kite

He is married to Anna Elizabeth Harnsberger.

They got married on May 19, 1803 at Rockingham County, Virgin Islands (USA).


Child(ren):

  1. Hiram Alexander Kite  1816-1907 
  2. Sarah Kite  1804-1865 
  3. Barbara Ann Kite  1808-1865 
  4. Melinda Kite  1808-1892
  5. William Kite  1817-1889
  8. Joseph Hiram Kite  1823-1889 


Notes about William Kite

Taken from "The Kite Family" by Virginia A. Kite published between 1898 & 1910

William, the oldest son, married Elizabeth Harnsberger, a member of Virginia's most prominent families. They lived in Orange County for a number of years, but later moved accross the mountain into Rockingham County, VA., where he died in 1838. His wife survived him a few years and died in 1843.
This section of country to which they removed was then an attractive field for investment; and men of less sagacity then William Kite saw the opportunity for future developement. This is today one of the most prosperous sections of Virginia. From one mountain to the other, the whole landscape is a succession of beautiful farms and handsome residences. These farms are all in a high state of cultivation, and yield crops of great value.
Mineral springs, whose health restoring properties have made them famous, abound in this section. The Elkton Lithia is one of these, and is part of the estate which William Kite left to his heirs. It is one of the most delightful health resorts in Virginia.

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    Historical events

    Day of marriage May 19, 1803

    • The temperature on May 19, 1803 was about 8.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. 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).
    • In the year 1803: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 24 » In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the principle of judicial review.
      • April 26 » Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France; the event convinces European scientists that meteors exist.
      • October 20 » The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
      • November 18 » The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, is fought, leading to the establishment of the Republic of Haiti, the first black republic in the Western Hemisphere.
      • November 30 » In New Orleans, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
      • December 20 » The Louisiana Purchase is completed at a ceremony in New Orleans.

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