Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Robinson was born on 24 February 1698, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Jacob Robinson, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Eliakim Hitchcock, was 28. She married Thomas Dawson about 1718, in Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died on 1 February 1781, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 82.
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Sources (5)
- Hanah Robinson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Hanah Robinson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Hannah in entry for Mary Dawson, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
Spouse and Children
1687–1759 Male
1698–1781 Female
Children (7)
1719–1797 Female
1723–1736 Female
1726–1736 Female
1727–1789 Female
1735–1737 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1672–1747 Male
1669–1747 Female
Siblings (7)
1691–1760 Male
1693–1766 Male
1695–1778 Female
1698–1781 Female
1702– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (3)
1701
Age 3
1776
Age 78
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 83
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Robin , a pet form of Robert , + -son. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Robin .
West Indian (including Haiti) and Guyanese: most likely not (only) of English or French origin as in 1 above and 2 above, but also, if not mostly, from the related name of the famous Daniel Defoe's literary character Robinson Crusoe (from a novel first published in 1719).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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