Notes for WILLIAM ROE:

Son of James Gilbert and Elizabeth (Elting) Roe.
Born: May 11, 1781 in Esopus, Ulster County, New York.
Died: January 15, 1868 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York.
Buried: Saint Georges Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York.
Occupation: Wholesale grocer and importer, also president of Newburgh Whaling Company.
Married: Maria Hazard December 31, 1805 in Unknown.

Gravestone Inscription:
WILLIAM ROE
BORN AT ESOPUS, ULSTER CO.
17 MAY 1781
DIED AT NEWBURGH
15TH JANUARY 1868

MARIA HAZARD
WIDOW OF
WILLIAM ROE
DIED 13TH FEBRUARY 1877
IN HER 90TH YEAR