"... Hon. Capt Ozias Roberts, of the fourth generation, and the only son of George and Jerusha Roberts to reach full manhood, was born Aug. 10, 1785, in the house where he died. He received the usual education furnished by the schools of that time and was endowed with a naturally strong intellect. He was possessed of a daring spirit, and was fond of adventure, and when a young man went to sea, trade being then carried on between the West Indies and Hartford direct. During the war of 1812 he shipped with Capt. Josiah Griswold, of Wethersfield, on board the privateer 'Blockade.' The vessel was fitted out on the Connecticut river, was owned by Thomas Belden and others, and carried six guns. After cruising for some time with but little success the 'Bockade' was captured by a British brig-of-war, and was run into the Bermudas, and the crew confined on a prison-ship. Ozias Roberts, however, and Dr. William Cooley, of Manchester (surgeon of the 'Blockade'), managed to escape to the shore, and were secreted by a negro until they could find an opportunity to return in safety to their respective homes. For some time thereafter Ozias continued to follow the sea, eventually became the captain of a vessel plying in the West Indies trade, but at the death of his father returned to Connecticut and managed the estate until his death, Feb. 8, 1868, his remains being interred in the Center cemetery ..." [Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901), Part I, p. 97]
"... Hon. Capt Ozias Roberts, of the fourth generation, and the only son of George and Jerusha Roberts to reach full manhood, was born Aug. 10, 1785, in the house where he died. He received the usual education furnished by the schools of that time and was endowed with a naturally strong intellect. He was possessed of a daring spirit, and was fond of adventure, and when a young man went to sea, trade being then carried on between the West Indies and Hartford direct. During the war of 1812 he shipped with Capt. Josiah Griswold, of Wethersfield, on board the privateer 'Blockade.' The vessel was fitted out on the Connecticut river, was owned by Thomas Belden and others, and carried six guns. After cruising for some time with but little success the 'Bockade' was captured by a British brig-of-war, and was run into the Bermudas, and the crew confined on a prison-ship. Ozias Roberts, however, and Dr. William Cooley, of Manchester (surgeon of the 'Blockade'), managed to escape to the shore, and were secreted by a negro until they could find an opportunity to return in safety to their respective homes. For some time thereafter Ozias continued to follow the sea, eventually became the captain of a vessel plying in the West Indies trade, but at the death of his father returned to Connecticut and managed the estate until his death, Feb. 8, 1868, his remains being interred in the Center cemetery ..." [Commemorative Biographical Record of Hartford County, Connecticut (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1901), Part I, p. 97]
Family Members
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Mary Ann Roberts Williams
1807–1848
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Martha Roberts
1808–1904
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George Roberts Sr
1810–1878
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Jane Treat Roberts Goodwin
1811–1894
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Harriet Roberts Olmsted
1814–1875
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Ira T. Roberts
1817–1897
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Jerusha Williams Roberts Kilbourne
1819–1904
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Luther Martin Roberts
1826–1847
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Juliaette Roberts Smith
1829–1857
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Emma Roberts
1835–1860
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Arthur Ozias Roberts
1841–1904
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