When Oliver Perry Robinson was born on 4 May 1827, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Charles Robinson, was 26 and his mother, Clarissa Ramsey, was 29. He lived in Gilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States in 1850. He died on 19 February 1853, in Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Meredith Bridge Cemetery, Laconia, Belknap, New Hampshire, United States.
Do you know Oliver Perry? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.