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Rev William Rondeau

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Rev William Rondeau

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
11 Mar 1852 (aged 72)
Livingston County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Golconda, Pope County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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...Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists ...Born in London, England and died in Livingston County, Kentucky. Pioneer preacher...He married Ann Arkinstall also of England. They sailed in 1819 to America, where they traveled west to Golconda, IL. Here they settled on Rondeau Island in 1830 with their 10 children: Ebenezer, Charles, Sarah, James, John, William, Theophilus, Mehitabel, Mary and Immanuel.

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Born in London, England and died in Livingston County, Kentucky. Rondeau was pioneer Baptist preacher. He married Ann Arkinstall also of England. They sailed in 1819 to America, where they traveled west to Golconda, Pope County, Illinois. Rondeau was a member of the Regulators who captured and drove out the Sturdivant gang of counterfeiters from Rosiclare, Pope County, Illinois in 1823 in which he received a serious gunshot wound to the shoulders. He and his wife lived in Golconda until 1830 when they moved and bought Rondeau Island, on the Ohio River which was a part of Livingston County, Kentucky with their 10 children: Ebenezer, Charles, Sarah, James, John, William, Theophilus, Mehitabel, Mary and Immanuel. Sources: Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists. Ron Nelson, "The Raid on Sturdivant's Fort: A Story Told by Documents", Springhouse, April 1998, Vol. 15 No. 2. Herod, IL: Springhouse Magazine, 1998.
Contributor: David R. Chittenden (48919571) • [email protected])
...Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists ...Born in London, England and died in Livingston County, Kentucky. Pioneer preacher...He married Ann Arkinstall also of England. They sailed in 1819 to America, where they traveled west to Golconda, IL. Here they settled on Rondeau Island in 1830 with their 10 children: Ebenezer, Charles, Sarah, James, John, William, Theophilus, Mehitabel, Mary and Immanuel.

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Born in London, England and died in Livingston County, Kentucky. Rondeau was pioneer Baptist preacher. He married Ann Arkinstall also of England. They sailed in 1819 to America, where they traveled west to Golconda, Pope County, Illinois. Rondeau was a member of the Regulators who captured and drove out the Sturdivant gang of counterfeiters from Rosiclare, Pope County, Illinois in 1823 in which he received a serious gunshot wound to the shoulders. He and his wife lived in Golconda until 1830 when they moved and bought Rondeau Island, on the Ohio River which was a part of Livingston County, Kentucky with their 10 children: Ebenezer, Charles, Sarah, James, John, William, Theophilus, Mehitabel, Mary and Immanuel. Sources: Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists. Ron Nelson, "The Raid on Sturdivant's Fort: A Story Told by Documents", Springhouse, April 1998, Vol. 15 No. 2. Herod, IL: Springhouse Magazine, 1998.
Contributor: David R. Chittenden (48919571) • [email protected])


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