Francis Asbury Roe
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Francis Asbury Roe was a United States Navy officer and admiral noted for his service during the American Civil War and later naval commands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francis Asbury Roe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2037403 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Asbury Roe Context triple: [USS Roe (DD-418), namedAfter, Francis Asbury Roe]
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A.
Samuel Davies
Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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B.
Asbury Francis Lever
Asbury Francis Lever was an American Democratic congressman from South Carolina known for his leadership on agricultural policy and wartime food and fuel regulation in the early 20th century.
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C.
Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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D.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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E.
Isaac Easty
Isaac Easty was a 17th-century New England colonist known primarily as the husband of Mary Easty, one of the women executed during the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Francis Asbury Roe Target entity description: Francis Asbury Roe was a United States Navy officer and admiral noted for his service during the American Civil War and later naval commands.
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A.
Samuel Davies
Samuel Davies was an influential 18th-century American Presbyterian minister and evangelist, noted for his powerful preaching, defense of religious liberty, and major role in spreading the ideals of the Great Awakening, especially in colonial Virginia.
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B.
Asbury Francis Lever
Asbury Francis Lever was an American Democratic congressman from South Carolina known for his leadership on agricultural policy and wartime food and fuel regulation in the early 20th century.
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C.
Samuel Church
Samuel Church is a notable individual who bears the English surname "Church," recognized for his significance among people with that family name.
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D.
William Conant Church
William Conant Church was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and co-founder of the National Rifle Association.
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E.
Isaac Easty
Isaac Easty was a 17th-century New England colonist known primarily as the husband of Mary Easty, one of the women executed during the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | thanks of the United States Congress (for Civil War service) ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
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linked to:
Capture of New Orleans
Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1823-10-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Elmira, New York ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1901-12-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| education | United States Navy as midshipman (apprentice training) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix | USN ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | rear admiral ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Asbury ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in the Union Navy during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| postwarPosition |
commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard
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commandant of the Washington Navy Yard ⓘ president of the Board of Inspection and Survey ⓘ |
| promotion |
promoted to captain after the American Civil War
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promoted to commander during the American Civil War ⓘ promoted to commodore ⓘ promoted to lieutenant in 1855 ⓘ promoted to midshipman in 1841 ⓘ promoted to rear admiral ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 1885-10-04 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
USS Katahdin
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USS Lancaster ⓘ USS Michigan ⓘ USS Pensacola ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Rittenhouse ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Gulf of Mexico
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Mississippi River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Francis Asbury Roe Description of subject: Francis Asbury Roe was a United States Navy officer and admiral noted for his service during the American Civil War and later naval commands.
Referenced by (3)
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