Name |
William Benjamin Roberts [1] |
Born |
11 Apr 1802 [2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
11 Jul 1860 |
Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA [4] |
PO Clintondale. Dwelling 906 – Family 920 |
Roberts, William B. (I121920), 58, M, W, Merchant, RP$10,000, PP $2500, Born New York.
Roberts, Clementine (I121898), 59, F, W, Born New York.
Roberts, Josephine (K16474), F, W, Born New York.
De Groff, Charles, 18, M, W, Clerk, Born New York.
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Census |
15 Jun 1870 |
Lloyd, Ulster Co., NY, USA [4] |
PO Modena. Dwelling 48 – Family 45. |
Roberts, Wm. B. (I121920), 68, M, W, Farmer, RP $7000, PP$3000, Born New York.
Roberts, Deborah G., 57, F, W, House Keeping, PP $600, BornNew York.
Terwilliger, Abel, 15, M, W, Farm Laborer, Born New York,Attending School.
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Died |
2 Sep 1879 [5] |
Buried |
Clintondale Friends Cemetery, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA [1] |
- Inscription:
WILLIAM B. ROBERTS
DIED 9th Mo. 2nd. 1879 (Sept. 2, 1879.
AGED 77 Yr's 4 mo's & 21 d's
(BORN April 11, 1802)
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I121920 Roberts, William Benjamin (1802-1879) grave stone atClintondale Friends Cemetery, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY,USA |
Notes |
From Roberta Ashley, correspondent. William Benjamin Roberts is listed as a merchant inClintondale, New York. He was a member of the Friends(Quaker) church. He owned a general store in Clintondalefrom 1853-1879 and was listed as Postmaster from 11/1/1856to 11/3/1857 and again from 9/11/1865 to 11/3/1857. An1876 New Paltz Independent article mentions a burglary athis store. Another article dated 2/22/1879 describes hisillness "hardening of the lungs" and he being unable toopen his store. Another article dated 4/4/1879 tells of himdying suddenly at his store and lists the funeral. Anotherarticle dated 2/26/1880 mentions an itemized sale of hisproperties, to whom they sold and for how much.
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Person ID |
I121920 |
Sprague Project |
Last Modified |
17 Sep 2015 |
Family / Spouse 1 |
Clementine H. Sprague, b. 22 Jan 1801, Glocester, Providence Co., RI, USA , d. 24 Apr 1866, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA (Age 65 years) |
Married |
30 Oct 1822 |
Plains, Ulster Co., NY, USA [5, 7] |
Children |
| 1. Martha Roberts, b. 31 Aug 1823, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Amasa Roberts, b. 7 Dec 1824, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Benjamin Roberts, b. 30 Nov 1825, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Evans Roberts, b. 10 Jan 1827, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Persis Roberts, b. 8 Mar 1828, d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 6. Lucretia G. Roberts, b. 12 Apr 1829, Ulster Co., NY, USA , d. 16 May 1911, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY, USA (Age 82 years) |
| 7. Elizabeth Roberts, b. 25 Sep 1830, d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 8. Patience Roberts, b. 27 Sep 1831, d. 23 Feb 1908 (Age 76 years) |
| 9. Jacob Roberts, b. 3 Oct 1832, d. 5 Jan 1866, Clintondale, Ulster Co., NY, USA (Age 33 years) |
| 10. Permelia Roberts, b. 8 Apr 1834, d. 4 Jun 1885 (Age 51 years) |
| 11. Anna Roberts, b. 2 Jul 1835, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 12. Lucinda Roberts, b. 9 Nov 1837, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 13. Lucy Roberts, b. 20 Feb 1839, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 14. Mary Roberts, b. 26 Apr 1840, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 15. Josephine Roberts, b. 20 Oct 1841, NY, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 16. David Roberts, b. 25 Mar 1843, d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
2 Feb 2013 |
Family ID |
F44707 |
Family Group Sheet | Family Chart |