"North Valley Radio 105.1fm" wrote: > > Hi listers! > > My wife is supposedly related to Robert Fulton of steamboat fame. Was he > ever married? > Did he have any children? If so, are there any genealogies online > pertaining to him? > > My wife's closest connection to him was her Great grandfather, Thomas > Fulton DeLaHunt, > b. abt 1895 who lived in the St. Petersburg, Fla., area. > > Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Mark Alan It seems that every one with a FULTON in there line tries to connect to Steamboat Bobby. "STEAMBOAT BOBBY" Robert FULTON was born on November 14, 1765, on a farm in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania, the son of Robert FULTON and Mary SMITH. On January 7, 1808, he married Harriet LIVINGSTON who was born about 1784 in New York. Robert FULTON died of pneumonia at 9:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 23, 1815. He was buried February 25, 1815 at Trinity Church in New York City, New York. On November 26, 1816, Harriet LIVINGSTON FULTON married Charles Augustus DALE. Harriet died in 1826 and was buried in the cemetery of the Claverack Dutch Reformed Church. CHILDREN OF ROBERT FULTON AND HARRIET LIVINGSTON 1. Robert Barlow FULTON was born 10 Oct 1808 in Washington, D.C., and died bef. 1847. He never married. 2. Julia FULTON was born Apr 1810 in New York City, New York, married unknown. 3. Cornelia FULTON was born 6 Aug 1812 at Teviotdale, New York married unknown. 4. Mary FULTON was born in Jul 1814 married unknown. Robert FULTON, Sr. emigrated from Kilkenny, Ireland while a young man. By 1735 he had taken up the trade of tailor in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Robert married Mary SMITH. Robert, Sr. was secretary of the volunteer fire company, a charter member of the Juliana Library, and a founder and dedicated chorister of the First Presbyterian Church. For a brief period he was the assistant burgess of the borough. He augmented his earnings as a tailor by trading in spices and rum. In February 1765 Robert and Mary sold their house and bought at auction a large farm on Conowingo Creek in Little Britain Township, 30 miles to the south of Lancaster. This farm comprised 394 acres in two parcels. In January 1772, they were forced to sell the property at a sheriff's sale. They returned to Lancaster. Robert FULTON, Sr. died in 1774. Mary SMITH FULTON died in 1799. CHILDREN OF ROBERT FULTON AND MARY SMITH Elizabeth "Betsy" FULTON was born in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, married name unknown. Isabelle "Belle" FULTON was born in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, married name unknown. Mary "Polly" FULTON was born in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, died 1814, married David Morris. Robert FULTON was born 14 Nov 1765, died 23 Feb 1815, married 7 Jan 1808 Harriet LIVINGSTON born about 1784, died 1826 (see above) Abraham FULTON was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania, married name unknown. --Source: Robert Fulton: A Biography, by Cynthia Owen Philip; Published by Franklin Watts, copyright 1985; ISBN: 0-531-09756-0 Eileen Irwin Mesa, AZ ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html