His cradle was rocked in Pennsylvania. his mind was formed there. In the darkest days of the war he with his right arm and his wisdom guarded his home and defended her soil. After the war he led in her councils. and in death her bosom became his grave. Robert Fulton. the son of an Irish emigrant. was born on his fathers farm in the township of Little Britain (now called Fulton). in Lancaster County. Pennsylvania. in 1765. A short time after his birth his father. also named Robert. sold his farm and removed to the town of Lancaster. where he died in 1768.
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