Brief Life History of William McNeil
When William McNeil Robinson was born in 1806, in Derry Village, Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, David Robinson, was 60 and his mother, Mary Mc Neil, was 39. He married Amelia Rogers in November 1831, in Gilmanton, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 25 February 1833, in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 27.
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- William in entry for Benja T Locke and Hannah F Robinson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- William in entry for Benja T Locke and Hannah F Robinson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- William Robinson in entry for Hannah Robinson, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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