Rodman family
Family
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Hartshorne, Haines & Rodman family commonplace book
Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-03-019
Abstract
The commonplace book of the Hartshorne, Haines, and Rodman families includes quotes and extracts related to religion and morals, including extracts of the Pilgrim's Progress. The specific author is unknown.
Dates:
Undated.
Rodman-Rotch Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-132
Abstract
The Rodman and Rotch families were New England Quakers. Samuel Rodman (1753-1835) married Elizabeth Rotch (1757-1856) in 1780. He was a successful Nantucket and New Bedford, Massachusetts, whaling merchant and clerk of New England Yearly Meeting. Elizabeth (Rotch) Rodman was a birthright member of the Society of Friends, also from a family involved in the whaling business, and active in philanthropic and reform causes. They had nine children. The Rodmans and Rotches were closely intertwined...
Dates:
1763-1865
