He was the son of Lewis Bogardus (1738–1808) and Annie (Mills) Bogardus (b. 1745). In 1792, he married Maria Sabina Waldron (1774–1855), and they had ten children. Robert Bogardus was a member of the
New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in
1811. He fought in the
War of 1812, and in November 1812, as a lieutenant colonel, was placed in command of the Third Brigade of the New York Militia Infantry. From 1813 to 1815, as a colonel, he commanded the 41st U.S.Infantry Regiment. He was later promoted to general. He was a member of the
New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1827 to 1829, sitting in the
50th,
51st and
52nd New York State Legislatures. He resigned his seat on May 4, 1829. His daughter Sarah Jay Bogardus (b. 1794) married
Foxhall A. Parker (1788–1857), and their children were
Foxhall A. Parker (1821–1879) and
William Harwar Parker (1826–1896). ==Sources==