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'''John Rambo''' (born 1661 in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania - died 17 October 1741 in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], New Jersey) was a [[judge]] and elected official in colonial [[New Jersey]]. |
'''John Rambo''' (born 1661 in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania - died 17 October 1741 in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], New Jersey) was a [[judge]] and elected official in colonial [[New Jersey]]. |
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John Rambo was the youngest of eight children born to a Swedish immigrant family. Rambo's father, [[Peter Gunnarsson Rambo]] (born in 1612 in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] - died 1698 in [[Pennsylvania]]), was one of the first colonists in the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]].<ref>''Peter Gunnarsson Rambo'' (Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 2. Fall 1990) |
John Rambo was the youngest of eight children born to a Swedish immigrant family. Rambo's father, [[Peter Gunnarsson Rambo]] (born in 1612 in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]] - died 1698 in [[Pennsylvania]]), was one of the first colonists in the Swedish colony of [[New Sweden]].<ref>''Peter Gunnarsson Rambo'' (Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 2. Fall 1990) {{cite web|url=http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Rambo.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-02-07 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901065120/http://www.colonialswedes.org/forefathers/rambo.html |archivedate=2012-09-01 |df= }}</ref> John Rambo was a judge in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]] court from 1695 to 1697. He was also one of the first [[Swedish-Americans]] to be elected to the council of [[New Jersey]] (1697-1701). In 1685 Rambo married Brigitta Cock (1665-1726), the daughter of Peter Larsson Cock (1610-1687) who a justice on the New Sweden court. John Rambo and his wife had 11 children.<ref>''Peter Larsson Cock'' (Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 1 (Spring 1990)[http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Cox.html]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:03, 25 April 2017
- This article is about the 17th-18th century politician. For the fictional character John Rambo played by Sylvester Stallone, see John Rambo.
John Rambo (born 1661 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - died 17 October 1741 in Gloucester County, New Jersey) was a judge and elected official in colonial New Jersey.
John Rambo was the youngest of eight children born to a Swedish immigrant family. Rambo's father, Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (born in 1612 in Gothenburg, Sweden - died 1698 in Pennsylvania), was one of the first colonists in the Swedish colony of New Sweden.[1] John Rambo was a judge in Gloucester County court from 1695 to 1697. He was also one of the first Swedish-Americans to be elected to the council of New Jersey (1697-1701). In 1685 Rambo married Brigitta Cock (1665-1726), the daughter of Peter Larsson Cock (1610-1687) who a justice on the New Sweden court. John Rambo and his wife had 11 children.[2] [3]
References
- ^ Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (Swedish Colonial News, Volume 1, Number 2. Fall 1990) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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- ^ "Peter Larsson Cock was the first to be married in New Sweden". Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
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Other sources
- Beatty, Ronald Rambo Family Tree (AuthorHouse; 2 edition. 2008)
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